Wulveringem

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Wulveringem is a small agricultural and residential village in the Westhoek region of West Flanders, a short distance from the border with French Flanders. Wulveringem has a land area of 9.37 km2: in 2011 there were 336 registered inhabitants. Administratively Wulveringem has been controlled from Veurne since 1977. It was independently administered till 1971 after which, between 1971 and 1977, it was combined for administrative purposes with the adjacent village of Vinkem to form a new administrative unit called Beauvoorde. Although Beauvoorde's status as an independent administrative unit was short-lived, the name Beauvoorde continues in daily use. The village also features the historic Beauvoorde Castle, originally dating back to the 12th century and rebuilt in the Flemish Renaissance style in the early 1600s. The castle was built by Jacob de Bryarde, bailiff of Veurne, around 1600, replacing an earlier non-fortified mansion that had been burned down by beggars in 1584. The new castle was designed by architect Sylvain Boullain. During World War II, the village churchyard became the final resting place for 15 Commonwealth soldiers, a testament to its involvement in the defense of Belgium in May 1940.