# Vlamertinge

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**Vlamertinge** is a village in the [Belgian](/source/Belgium) province of [West Flanders](/source/West_Flanders) and a borough of the city of [Ypres](/source/Ypres). The village centre of Vlamertinge lies just outside the city centre of [Ypres](/source/Ypres), along the main road N38 to the nearby town of [Poperinge](/source/Poperinge).

In addition to the city centre of Ypres itself, Vlamertinge is the largest borough of Ypres. In the west of Vlamertinge, along the road to Poperinge, is the hamlet of Brandhoek.

## History

The earliest data about Vlamertinge date from the [Middle Ages](/source/Middle_Ages). In 857 a chapel was built in Vlamertinge. In 970 Ypres was destroyed and the chapel of Vlamertinge burned down. The oldest document, known to date, which includes the name Flambertenges, is a deed of the year 1066. [Baldwin V, Count of Flanders](/source/Baldwin_V,_Count_of_Flanders), his wife Adela and their [son Baldwin](/source/Baldwin_VI,_Count_of_Flanders), in this deed gave goods to the church and the [Chapter (religion)](/source/Chapter_(religion)) from Sint-Pieters by [Lille](/source/Lille). These goods were, among others, a tenth located in Elverdinge and also a tenth located in Vlamertinge - "In territorio Furnensi, in villa Elverzenges, decinam unam; Flambertenges decinam similiter unam".

In the Ancien Régime Vlamertinge was a "[Heerlijkheid](/source/Heerlijkheid)" of Veurne-Ambacht with 22 backlendings and suffered a lot from the sieges of nearby Ypres.

During the First World War, the whole village was destroyed by bombing. In 1944, during the Second World War, Vlamertinge was liberated by a Polish armored division.

## Etymology

Vlamertinge would come from Flambert (a name) + inga (son, descendant of (genitive)) + heim (domicile). The oldest known spellings of the current Vlamertinge are: Flembertenges (1066), Flamertingha (1123), Flambertinghes (1142), Flamertinge (1154), Flamertinga (1185), Flamertinghe (1200), Flambertengues (1202), Flamertinghes (1238), Flamertinges (1269), Vlamertinghe (1272), Vlamertinghes (1275), Flamertenghe (1275), Vlamertincghe (1280), etc.

## Geography

Vlamertinge is 17 meters above sea level. The municipality also borders [Ypres](/source/Ypres) in the East, [Voormezele](/source/Voormezele) in the Southeast, [Kemmel](/source/Kemmel) and [Dikkebus](/source/Dikkebus) in the South, [Reningelst](/source/Reningelst) in the Southwest, [Poperinge](/source/Poperinge) in the West, [Elverdinge](/source/Elverdinge) in the North and [Brielen](/source/Brielen) in the Northeast.

## Demographic developments

From 1487 to 1697 we see a large decline in the population of Vlamertinge. The most plausible explanation for this would have been the [Eighty Years' War](/source/Eighty_Years'_War) in the [Seventeen Provinces](/source/Seventeen_Provinces).

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1487 3,210 — 1616 68 −97.9% 1620 76 +11.8% 1688 1,028 +1252.6% 1693 912 −11.3% 1697 846 −7.2% 1795 1,236 +46.1% 1796 1,670 +35.1% 1800 1,934 +15.8% 1801 1,796 −7.1% 1806 2,304 +28.3% 1810 2,240 −2.8% 1814 2,244 +0.2% 1815 2,244 +0.0% 1818 2,271 +1.2% 1821 2,321 +2.2% 1829 2,478 +6.8% 1830 2,439 −1.6% 1833 2,685 +10.1% 1846 2,760 +2.8% 1866 2,861 +3.7% 1877 3,237 +13.1% 1890 3,250 +0.4% 1896 3,245 −0.2% 1908 3,425 +5.5% 1910 3,534 +3.2% 1918 1,071 −69.7% 1919 758 −29.2% 1921 3,634 +379.4% 1930 3,689 +1.5% 1944 3,580 −3.0% 1949 3,568 −0.3% 1951 3,528 −1.1% 1952 3,537 +0.3% 1971 3,672 +3.8% 1976 3,805 +3.6% 1981 3,681 −3.3% 1986 3,673 −0.2% 1989 3,699 +0.7% 1991 3,666 −0.9% 1998 3,801 +3.7% 1999 3,778 −0.6% 2002 3,723 −1.5% 2011 3,606 −3.1% 2013 3,836 +6.4% 2016 3,581 −6.6%

## Economy

There are 70 to 80 stores in Vlamertinge. In Vlamertinge there is a large company Valcke that makes concrete constructions and therefore also offers employment for many people in the village. SNCB route 69 passes through the village as a single track line with three level crossings (one for cycles only). The hourly service each way stops at leper and terminates at Poperinge.

## Politics

### Baljuws, lords & awnings

- 1???-13??: Nicolas Den Hane (baljuw) [1]
- 1441-1445: Jan Van Gavere (baljuw)
- 1445-1447: Joris Paeldinc (baljuw)
- 1447-1449: Nikolaas Van Aeltre (baljuw)
- 1450-1451: Joost Van Gavere (baljuw)
- 1452-1453: Roeland Bride (baljuw)
- 1453-1457: Jaspar de Flandre (baljuw) [2]
- 1550-1556: Clement De Schildere
- 1556-1561: Aernoud Porreye
- 1561-1581: Jan Looms (baljuw) [3]
- 1581-1584: Thomas Van Der Zeerde
- 1586-1593: Mathieu Tasseel
- 1595-1675: Adrianus Cobbaert
- 16??-1646: Pierre Immeloot (lord)
- 1646-1653: David Immeloot (lord)
- 1653-1703: Balthazar Henricus Immeloot (lord)
- 16??-16??: Jan de Cerf (lord) [4]
- 16??-1683: François de Cerf (lord)
- 1679-1???: Jean Charles Augustus-de Harchies (awning)
- 16??-1732: Jean-Baptiste Coppieters (lord)
- 1756-1782: Fernand Jean-Baptiste Coppieters (lord)

### Mayors

Vlamertinge had its own municipal council and mayor until the mergers of 1977. Mayors were:

- 1796-1799: Joannes Baptiste Dionysius Gontier
- 1799-1806: Franciscus Dominicus Ludovicus Gryson
- 1806-1820: Joannes Ignatius Onraet
- 1820-1836: Lucien Boedt
- 1836-1842: Joseph Verminck
- 1843-1862: Dominique van Zuylen van Nyevelt
- 1862-1895: Jules Veys
- 1896-1909: Amand Vandaele
- 1910-1927: Evarist Vande Lanoitte
- 1927-1928: Marcel Vandenbulcke
- 1928-1946: Florentin Bouton
- 1941-1944: Rafaël Six
- 1947-1952: Usmar Bonte
- 1953-1970: Julien Bouton
- 1970-1976: Georges Platteau

## Sights

- The [St. Vedast Church](/source/St._Vedast_Church,_Vlamertinge)
- The former town hall of Vlamertinge from 1922, in neo-Flemish Renaissance style
- The Castle of Vlamertinge or Castle du Parc was built in 1857-1858 by order of the Viscount Pierre-Gustave du Parc, after a design by Joseph Schadde.
- In Vlamertinge there are a number of British military cemeteries from the First World War: - [Brandhoek Military Cemetery](/source/Brandhoek_Military_Cemetery) - [Red Farm Military Cemetery](/source/Red_Farm_Military_Cemetery) - [Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery](/source/Vlamertinghe_Military_Cemetery) - [Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery](/source/Vlamertinghe_New_Military_Cemetery) - [Railway Chateau Cemetery](/source/Railway_Chateau_Cemetery) - [Divisional Cemetery](/source/Divisional_Cemetery) - [Brandhoek New Military Cemetery](/source/Brandhoek_New_Military_Cemetery) - [Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No.3](/source/Brand_Corner_New_Military_Cemetery_No.3) - [Hop Store Cemetery](/source/Hop_Store_Cemetery)

## Associations

Vlamertinge has many associations. The largest association is [Chiro Vlamertinge](https://www.chirovlam.be). This youth movement has activities every two weeks at their premises.

## Sport

- Football club KSK Vlamertinge has been affiliated with the Belgian Football Association since the 1930s and is active in the provincial series.

## Nickname

People speak of "Vlamertingse Pottebrekers"(Vlamertingisch pot crushers), and the pots that are meant here are obviously beer pots.

## Well-known inhabitants

- [Joris Six](/source/Joris_Six)

## Honorary citizens

- [Jan Hoet](/source/Jan_Hoet) (first person in the history of Vlamertinge who obtained honorary citizenship)

## References

1. [Vlamertinge in de jaren 1300.](https://www.dekroniekenvandewesthoek.be/vlamertinge-in-de-jaren-1300/)

1. *[Repertorium van de Vlaamse adel (ca. 1350-ca. 1500)](https://books.google.com/books?id=D5yO5Ae-lrAC&dq=%22Baljuw%22+%22Vlamertinge%22&pg=PA758)*, p. 758.

1. [Hoeve Oud Kasteel - inventaris bouwkundig erfgoed\geheel\plaats.](https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/38346)

1. [Crommen-Elst en Scheurpitte.](https://www.dekroniekenvandewesthoek.be/crommen-elst-en-scheurpitte/)

## External links

- [https://www.dekroniekenvandewesthoek.be/de-23-hoeken-van-vlamertinge/](https://www.dekroniekenvandewesthoek.be/de-23-hoeken-van-vlamertinge/)
- [https://lib.ugent.be/fulltxt/RUG01/001/309/960/RUG01-001309960_2010_0001_AC.pdf](https://lib.ugent.be/fulltxt/RUG01/001/309/960/RUG01-001309960_2010_0001_AC.pdf)
- [https://issuu.com/stadieper/docs/elverdingevlamertinge_brochure/42](https://issuu.com/stadieper/docs/elverdingevlamertinge_brochure/42)

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