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De Panne
De Panne: beach and apartment buildings
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Coat of arms
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Location of De Panne in West Flanders
Location of De Panne in West Flanders
De Panne is located in Belgium
De Panne
Location in Belgium
Sovereign state Belgium Belgium
Region  Flemish Region
Community Flanders Flemish Community
Province  West Flanders
Arrondissement Veurne
Coordinates 51°06′0″N 02°35′0″E / 51.1°N 2.583333°E / 51.1; 2.583333Coordinates: 51°06′0″N 02°35′0″E / 51.1°N 2.583333°E / 51.1; 2.583333
Area 23.90 km²
Population
– Males
– Females
Density
10,060 (2006-01-01)
47.96%
52.04%
421 inhab./km²
Unemployment rate 12.56% (1 January 2006)
Mean annual income €11,120/pers. (2003)
Mayor Willy Vanheste
Governing parties VEDA
Postal codes 8660
Area codes 058
Website www.depanne.be

De Panne is a municipality located along the North Sea coast of the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Adinkerke and De Panne proper. On 1 January 2006 De Panne had a total population of 10,060. The total area is 23.90 km² which gives a population density of 421 inhabitants per km². De Panne is the most western point in Belgium and borders France.

Famous people that lived or died in De Panne include King Albert I and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium (lived there during World War I), and John Aidan Liddell, VC, who died in De Panne in August 1915.

De Panne is home to Plopsaland, a themepark aimed at young children and located at the former Meli-Park.

De Panne was also the place where the first land yachts intended for sport were built and used by the Dumont brothers in 1898.

Statue of Leopold I in De Panne

On 17 July 1831, Leopold I, the first Belgian king, sailed to Calais from England, and arrived in Belgium in De Panne. The Leopold I Esplanade, which includes a statue of him, commemorates his arrival.

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