Ypres

Ypres (Dutch: Ieper) is a municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality is made up of the city of Ypres and the villages of Boezinge, Brielen, Dikkebus, Elverdinge, Hollebeke, Sint-Jan, Vlamertinge, Voormezele, Zillebeke, and Zuidschote. In 2007, 34919 people lived in the municipality.^[2] It is at 50° 51 North, 02° 53 East.^[3] Poison gas was first used here, in the Second Battle of Ypres in 1917.

Ypres Ieper (in Dutch)
Municipality
Cloth Hall in the Grand Place
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Ypres
Government
• Mayor	Luc Dehaene (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V
Area
• Total	131.45 km2 (50.75 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	34,964
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Postal codes	8900, 8902, 8904, 8906, 8908
Area codes	057
Website	www.ieper.be