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Saint-Idesbald

Coordinates: 51°06′028″N 2°036′051″E / 51.10778°N 2.61417°E / 51.10778; 2.61417
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Sint-Idesbald
Sint-Idesbald
Church of St. Idesbaldus, Saint-Idesbald.
Church of St. Idesbaldus, Saint-Idesbald.
CountryBelgium
Province West Flanders
MunicipalityKoksijde
 Source: NIS
Postal code
8670

Saint-Idesbald (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃tidɛsbal]; Dutch: 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]

References

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  1. ^ Barthelman, Z. (2007). Paul Delvaux: Odyssey of a Dream. Saint-Idesbald: BAI and Foundation Paul Delvaux. p. 236. ISBN 978-90-8586-407-3.
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51°06′028″N 2°036′051″E / 51.10778°N 2.61417°E / 51.10778; 2.61417