Alveringem
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Alveringem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, Flemish Region. It lies in the agricultural region of Westhoek near the French border.
Flag Description: The flag is vertically divided into two equal halves. The left field (viewer's left) is blue with three yellow (gold) pine cones, placed two and one. The right field is yellow (gold) featuring a black lion rampant with a red tongue, surmounted by a green saltire (Saint Andrew's cross).
Symbolism: The flag combines design elements from the municipal coat of arms. The blue field with three pine cones refers to the historical arms of former component municipalities (such as Leisele), while the yellow field with the black lion of Flanders surmounted by a green saltire represents the heritage of other sub-municipalities combined into Alveringem.
Flag Description: The flag is vertically divided into two equal halves. The left field (viewer's left) is blue with three yellow (gold) pine cones, placed two and one. The right field is yellow (gold) featuring a black lion rampant with a red tongue, surmounted by a green saltire (Saint Andrew's cross).
Symbolism: The flag combines design elements from the municipal coat of arms. The blue field with three pine cones refers to the historical arms of former component municipalities (such as Leisele), while the yellow field with the black lion of Flanders surmounted by a green saltire represents the heritage of other sub-municipalities combined into Alveringem.
Statistics
Area
80.01 km²
Population
5,085