De Haan, Belgium

De Haan
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of De Haan
De Haan Location in Belgium Location of De Haan in West Flanders
Coordinates: 51°16′N 03°02′E / 51.267°N 3.033°E / 51.267; 3.033
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Ostend
Government
• Mayor	Wilfried Vandaele (N-VA)
• Governing party/ies	Open VLD & N-VA, Vooruit!
Area
• Total	46.14 km2 (17.81 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	12,635
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Postal codes	8420, 8421
NIS code	35029
Area codes	059 - 050
Website	www.dehaan.be

De Haan (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈɦaːn]; French: Le Coq, French pronunciation: [lə kɔk]; West Flemish: D'n Oane; English: The Cock or Cockerel; (USA/Canada) Rooster) is a place and a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of De Haan proper, Wenduine, Klemskerke, Vlissegem and Harendijk. On January 1, 2020 De Haan had a total population of 12,700. The total area is 46.14 km² (26.2 Miles) which gives a population density of 275.26 inhabitants per km².

The coastal village of De Haan proper has maintained a low skyline so its many buildings in Belle Époque style are still prominently visible.

The town has an 18-hole golf course situated in its dunes, founded by King Leopold II in 1903. Today, it is the only links course in the country.^{[citation needed]}

Its most famous resident was Albert Einstein, who lived in the villa "Savoyarde" for six months in 1933 after leaving Nazi Germany. Belgain TV crime drama series , Juliet (2024), was filmed and set in De Haan.