Lo-Reninge (; vls, Lo-Rênienge) is a

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and

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located in the

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province of

West Flanders West Flanders ( nl, West-Vlaanderen ; vls, West Vloandern; french: (Province de) Flandre-Occidentale ; german: Westflandern ) is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region, in Belgium. It is the only coastal Belgian province, facing the No ...

. The municipality comprises the towns of Lo, Noordschote, Pollinkhove and Reninge. On January 1, 2006, Lo-Reninge had a total population of 3,306. The total area is 62.94 km² which gives a

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of 53 inhabitants per km². The Old Town Hall of Lo, built between 1565-1566, and its belfry were inscribed on the

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in 1999 as part of the

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site. It is the birthplace of

Flemish Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; ...

painter Jacques-Albert Senave. Image-City wall - Lo.jpg, The 13th century city wall of Lo, with the Caesar's Tree behind it. Windmolen Margrietmolen, Lo-Reninge (DSCF9531).jpg, The Margriet windmill Sint-Pieterskerk, Lo (DSCF9550).jpg, Sint-Pieter's church in Lo

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