Editing Wevelgem (section)

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{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Wevelgem
|picture          = Wevelgem gemeentehuis -1.JPG
|picture-legend   = Wevelgem town hall
|map              = Wevelgem West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Wevelgem in West-Flanders
|arms             = Wevelgem wapen.svg
|flag             = Flag of Wevelgem.svg
|region           = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community        = {{BE-NL}}
|province         = {{BE-PROV-WV}}
|arrondissement   = [[Arrondissement of Kortrijk|Kortrijk]]
|nis              = 34041
|pyramid-date=
|0-19=
|20–64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date=
|mayor            = Jan Seynhaeve ([[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]])
|majority         = [[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]]
|postal-codes     = 8560
|telephone-area   = 056
|web              = [http://www.wevelgem.be/ www.wevelgem.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|50|48|N|03|10|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Wevelgem''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈʋeːvəlɣɛm}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[West Flanders]]. The municipality comprises the towns of [[Gullegem]], [[Moorsele]] and Wevelgem proper. On January 1, 2006, Wevelgem had a total population of 31,020. The total area is 38.76&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> which gives a [[population density]] of 800 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.

Wevelgem is accessible by road (E403 – A19 – R8), by boat ([[Leie|De Leie]]), by air ([[Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport]]) or by train at [[Wevelgem railway station]].

Wevelgem is known for the annual [[Gent–Wevelgem]] [[road bicycle racing|bicycle road race]] which finishes in the town.