Bissegem

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Bissegem
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°49′N3°13′E / 50.817°N 3.217°E / 50.817; 3.217 Coordinates: 50°49′N3°13′E / 50.817°N 3.217°E / 50.817; 3.217
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Province West Flanders
Municipality Kortrijk
Area
  Total1.328363 sq mi (3.440444 km2)
Population
 (2007)
  Total15,533
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
8501
8501
Area code(s) 056
Websitewww.kortrijk.be

Bissegem is a sub-municipality of the city of Kortrijk, Belgium. It is part of the urban area of this city. As of 2020 it had a population of 5,283. [1]

It also has a railway station, with trains to leper, Kortrijk, Dendermonde, Sint-Niklaas and Brussels.

  1. [kortrijk.incijfers.be "Kortrijk in Cijfers"] Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 7 June 2021.

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