Saint-Idesbald Explained

Sint-Idesbald
Official Name:Sint-Idesbald
Settlement Type:Deelgemeente
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Belgium
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Koksijde
Population Note:Source: NIS
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8670
Area Code Type:Area code

Saint-Idesbald (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃tidɛsbal/; Dutch; Flemish: Sint-Idesbald) a village at the Belgian West Coast, part of Koksijde, which also includes Oostduinkerke. Its name refers to Saint Idesbald (or Idesbaldus), a 12th-century abbot of the Abbey of Ten Duinen.

In 1931, George Grard set up his studio at Saint-Idesbald, where his house became a rendezvous of artists including Pierre Caille, the Haesaerts brothers, Edgard Tytgat and Paul Delvaux.

In 1982, the Paul Delvaux Museum opened in Saint-Idesbald.[1]

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51.1078°N 2.6142°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Barthelman, Z. . 2007 . Paul Delvaux: Odyssey of a Dream . Saint-Idesbald . BAI and Foundation Paul Delvaux . 236 . 978-90-8586-407-3 .