De Panne
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 De Panne town centre view | |
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 Location of De Panne in West Flanders | |
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  De Panne Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates:51°06′N02°35′E / 51.100°N 2.583°E /51.100; 2.583 | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | West Flanders |
| Arrondissement | Veurne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bram Degrieck (Het Plan - B) |
| • Governing parties | Het Plan -B, ACTIE,N-VA |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.63 km2 (10.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4.0 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 11,129 |
| • Density | 417.9/km2 (1,082/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 8660 |
| NIS code | 38008 |
| Area codes | 058 |
| Website | www.depanne.be |
De Panne (Dutch pronunciation:[dəˈpɑnə]ⓘ;French:La Panne[lapan]) is a town and amunicipality located on theNorth Sea coast of theBelgian province ofWest Flanders. There it bordersFrance, making it the westernmost town in Belgium. It is one of the most popularresort town destinations within Belgium. The municipality includes the village ofAdinkerke. On 1 January 2011, De Panne had a total population of 10,748 on a total area of 23.90 km2, which gives apopulation density of 449.7 inhabitants per km2.
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Famous people who have lived or died in De Panne includeKing Albert I andQueen Elisabeth, andJohn Aidan Liddell, VC, who died in De Panne in August 1915.[2] The Belgian royal family lived in De Panne during theFirst World War because it was located in the tiny fraction of their country that was not conquered by the Germans.
De Panne is home toPlopsaland, a theme park aimed at young children and located on the former grounds ofMeli Park. De Panne was also the place where the firstland yachts intended for sport were built and used by the Dumont brothers in 1898. On 17 July 1831,Leopold I, the first Belgian king, sailed toCalais from England, and arrived in Belgium in De Panne. The Leopold I Esplanade, which includes a statue of him, commemorates his arrival.
Since 1977, the town has hosted theThree Days of De Panne cycle race, which is held in the run up to, and traditionally used by riders as preparation for theTour of Flanders.[3]
De Panne was the site of a Belgium-England undersea telephone line laid by Siemens before the war, and therefore was used as Gort's headquarters for the evacuation of nearbyDunkirk to allow contact with England.[4]
De Panne Railway Station is located in nearbyAdinkerke. There are regularNMBS trains toBrussels. The line across theborder toDunkirk is out of use. DK Bus run buses from the station forecourt toGare de Dunkerque.[5] A cross-border campaign groupTrekhaak-73 is seeking to re-open the railway line.
The cemetery is located at Kerkstraat 69 in De Panne, 1 km south of the church. Besides Belgian soldiers who died in the First World War there are also British soldiers who died in the Second World War. 3,744 soldiers have been buried here.[6] Nearby isAdinkerke Military Cemetery.
| Climate data for De Panne (1991−2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) | 7.9 (46.2) | 10.7 (51.3) | 14.0 (57.2) | 17.0 (62.6) | 19.7 (67.5) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 19.5 (67.1) | 15.4 (59.7) | 10.8 (51.4) | 7.7 (45.9) | 14.5 (58.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) | 4.7 (40.5) | 6.8 (44.2) | 9.5 (49.1) | 12.8 (55.0) | 15.5 (59.9) | 17.6 (63.7) | 17.7 (63.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 11.6 (52.9) | 7.8 (46.0) | 5.0 (41.0) | 10.7 (51.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) | 1.5 (34.7) | 2.9 (37.2) | 4.9 (40.8) | 8.6 (47.5) | 11.4 (52.5) | 13.3 (55.9) | 13.2 (55.8) | 10.6 (51.1) | 7.8 (46.0) | 4.8 (40.6) | 2.4 (36.3) | 6.9 (44.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 56.5 (2.22) | 53.8 (2.12) | 47.3 (1.86) | 38.5 (1.52) | 52.9 (2.08) | 60.9 (2.40) | 66.2 (2.61) | 75.1 (2.96) | 73.7 (2.90) | 79.6 (3.13) | 86.7 (3.41) | 84.7 (3.33) | 776.0 (30.55) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.6 | 10.7 | 9.7 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 11.9 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 126.6 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 60 | 82 | 139 | 199 | 223 | 227 | 232 | 218 | 166 | 118 | 64 | 50 | 1,778 |
| Source:Royal Meteorological Institute[7] | |||||||||||||
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