The N8 road in Belgium is a road connecting Brussels and Koksijde, passing Ninove, Oudenaarde, Kortrijk, Ypres and Veurne.[1]

The N8 near Alveringem
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National Route 8
Dutch: Nationale Weg 8
French: Route nationale 8
Route information
Length152 km (94 mi)
Major junctions
FromBrussels
ToKoksijde
Location
CountryBelgium
Major citiesBrussels, Ninove, Oudenaarde, Kortrijk, Ieper
Highway system
  • Highways of Belgium

The N8 is the old road from Brussels to the coast. Most sections have been replaced by motorways, and only serve a regional purpose, except for the A19 [nl] which was supposed to go from Kortrijk to the coast, but which ends at Ypres. In 2012, the extension was permanently cancelled.[2]

The road is one of the 9 major national routes in Belgium. The start is in the Belgian capital Brussels at the inner ring road. The road goes west, passing the Brussels Ring R0 in Dilbeek, where it enters the province of Flemish Brabant. Continuing further west, the road enters East Flanders near the midsized city Ninove. After passing the larger city of Oudenaarde and entering West Flanders, the N8 crosses the E17 highway at the major city Kortrijk. The road turns northwest to traverse the Westhoek region, passing the city of Ypres end ending at the coast in Koksijde. The N8 has a length of 152km (95mi).

The N8 crosses 28 municipalities. 3 in the Brussels Capital Region, 3 in Flemish Brabant, 9 in East Flanders and 13 in West Flanders. A full list of municipalities[3] can be found below. Major municipalities are in bold.

Regions Province Municipality Population Length of N8 (km)
 Brussels Capital Region / City of Brussels 188737 0.1
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean 97697 2.0
Anderlecht 122547 1.7
 Flanders  Flemish Brabant Dilbeek 44095 7.9
Lennik 9312 4.3
Roosdaal 11735 4.0
 East Flanders Ninove 39626 11.5
Herzele 18489 1.1
Geraardsbergen 34328 3.3
Lierde 6689 4.7
Brakel 14850 7.9
Horebeke 2023 2.3
Oudenaarde 31866 11.3
Maarkedal 6386 0.1
Kluisbergen 6791 3.5
 West Flanders Avelgem 10291 7.5
Zwevegem 25140 10.5
Kortrijk 77741 7.5
Wevelgem 31565 5.9
Menen 33982 3.7
Wervik 19020 6.1
Zonnebeke 12556 5.0
Ypres 35039 14.9
Vleteren 3217 7.7
Lo-Reninge 3217 3.8
Alveringem 5025 7.4
Veurne 12295 8.6
Koksijde 21851 3.3

Junction list[4][5]

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Province Municipality Section Junction Eastbound destinations Westbound destinations
   

Brussels Capital Region

City of Brussels Brussels - Anderlecht   Brussels (188.737 inh.)

  R20, Brussels inner ring road

Brussels Dilbeek

Ninove

Molenbeek-Saint-Jean   Brussels-Charleroi Canal

  N215 Kuregem

  N274 Anderlecht

  N236 Ossegem, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean

Anderlecht   N290 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Koekelberg, Jette, Wemmel, Anderlecht
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean /
   

Flanders

Flemish Brabant

Dilbeek Dilbeek - Roosdaal   13 (Dilbeek) R0, Brussels Ring Waterloo, Brussels Airport, Liège (E40), Leuven (E40), Ghent (E40), Antwerp (E19), Charleroi (E19), Mons (E19), Namur (E411), Tournai (E429)

  Dilbeek (44.095 inh.)

  Itterbeek (4.882 inh.)

  Schepdaal (6.204 inh.)

  Goudveerdegem

Ninove
Lennik   Eizeringen

  N285 Ternat, Asse, St-Kwintens-Lennik, Gooik, Enghien

Dilbeek

Brussels

Lennik / Roosdaal The N8 forms the border between Lennik and Roosdaal.

  Tuitenberg (Lennik)

Roosdaal   Roosdaal (11.735 inh.)
   

Flanders

East Flanders

Ninove Ninove   Meerbeke (5.890 inh.)

  N28 Aalst, Denderleeuw, Haaltert, Gooik, Halle

  N255 Denderwindeke, Herne, Enghien

  Dender

  Ninove (39.626 inh.)

  N405 Ninove-Noord, Aalst (N28), Denderleeuw (N28)

  Outer (3.302 inh.)

  N45 Appelterre-Eichem, Geraardsbergen

  Voorde (1.405 inh.)

  N460 Voorde, Idegem, Aspelare, Haaltert

Oudenaarde
Herzele Ninove - Oudenaarde / Ninove

Brussels

Geraardsbergen   Ophasselt (1.927 inh.)

  N42 Geraardsbergen, Zottegem, Ghent, Lessines, Ath

Lierde   Sint-Maria-Lierde (2.530 inh.)
Brakel   N8c Parike, Geraardsbergen

  N462 Michelbeke, Sint-Maria-Oudenhove, Zottegem

  Nederbrakel (6.428 inh.)

  N8c Parike, Geraardsbergen

  N48 Flobecq, Ronse, Tournai

  N415 Elst, Zwalm

  Zegelsem (962 inh.)

Horebeke   N454 Schorisse, Ronse

  Sint-Maria-Horebeke (1.487 inh.)

  N454 Sint-Maria-Horebeke, Zwalm, Zottegem

GeraardsbergenNinove
Oudenaarde Oudenaarde   N441 Ename Kortrijk
Oudenaarde / Maarkedal /
Oudenaarde   Edelare (1.901 inh.)[6]

  Oudenaarde (31.866 inh.)

  N46 Ename, Zwalm, Zottegem, Aalst

  Leupegem (1.969 inh.)[7]

  N60, Oudenaarde ring road Oudenaarde, Kruisem, Ghent, Maarkedal, Ronse

  Melden (940 inh.)

Kluisbergen Kluisbergen   Meerse (282 inh.)[8]

  Berchem (2.581 inh.)

  N36 Ruien, Ronse

  Scheldt

Oudenaarde

Zottegem

   

Flanders

West Flanders

Avelgem Avelgem - Kortrijk   Kerkhove (1.017 inh.)

  N453 Elsegem, Petegem-aan-de-Schelde, Oudenaarde

  N36 Vichte, Harelbeke, Roeselare, Diksmuide

  Waarmaarde (714 inh.)

  Avelgem (10.291 inh.)

  N353 Outrijve, Celles, Spiere-Helkijn, Pecq

Oudenaarde
Zwevegem   Heestert (2.838 inh.)

  Moen (2.795 inh.)

  N391 Kortrijk, Deerlijk

  Bossuit–Kortrijk Canal

  Knokke

  Zwevegem (25.140 inh.)

Kortrijk Kortrijk   N391 Vichte, Deerlijk

  3 (Kortrijk-Oost) E17 Kortrijk, Ghent, Antwerp, Mouscron, Bruges (E403), Tournai (E403),   France (Lille, Paris)

  3ab (Kortrijk-Oost) R8, Kortrijk Ring Road Kortrijk, Harelbeke, Kuurne, Ingelmunster, Menen, Mouscron, Ypres

  Kortrijk (77.741 inh.)

  R36, Inner Kortrijk Ring Road Kortrijk, Harelbeke, Kuurne, Ingelmunster, Menen, Wevelgem, Mouscron, Zwevegem

Menen

Ypres

Interruption by R36 (Inner Kortrijk Ring Road) with junctions to N43 (Harelbeke, Waregem, Ghent), N50 (Ingelmunster, Bruges), N43 (Mouscron,   France (Lille)) and N50 (Tournai).
  R36, Inner Kortrijk Ring Road Kortrijk, Harelbeke, Kuurne, Ingelmunster, Menen, Wevelgem, Mouscron, Zwevegem

  Bissegem (5.366 inh.)

  11 (Bissegem) R8, Kortrijk Ring Road Kortrijk, Ypres, Harelbeke; Kuurne, Ingelmunster, Mouscron, Zwevegem, Tournai

Wevelgem Kortrijk - Menen   5 (Wevelgem) E403 Bruges, Roeselare, Tournai, Ypres (A19), Ghent (E17), Mouscron (E17),   France (Lille (E17), Paris)

  Wevelgem (31.565 inh.)

Kortrijk
Menen Menen   N32 Ledegem, Roeselare, Bruges,   France (Halluin, Tourcoing, Lille)

  Menen (33.982 inh.)

  N362, Menen Ring Road Menen-North

  N32b Menen-North, Ledegem, Roeselare, Bruges,   France (Halluin)

  N362, Menen Ring Road Menen-North

Ypres
Wervik Menen - Ypres   N58 Wervik, Comines-Warneton, Ypres (A19), Kortrijk (A19),   France (Comines, Armentières)

  Geluwe (6.865 inh.)

  N311 Wervik, Comines-Warneton,   France (Wervicq-Sud)

Menen

Kortrijk

Zonnebeke   N303 Wervik, Zonnebeke, Beselare

  Geluveld (1.652 inh.)

Ypres Ypres   N37 Ieper-Zuid, Zonnebeke, Roeselare

  N345 Sint-Jan Hospital

  Ypres (35.039)

  N332 Zonnebeke

  N308, N37b Poperinge, Heuvelland, Mesen, Comines-Warneton,   France (Armentières)

  N379, N369 Langemark-Poelkapelle, Roeselare, Boezinge, Diksmuide

  N38 Poperinge, Roeselare, Kortrijk,   France (Dunkirk, Steenvoorde)

  Brielen (827 inh.)

  Elverdinge (1.766 inh.)

  N333 Poperinge

Koksijde
Vleteren Ypres - Koksijde   Woesten (1.262 inh.) Ypres

Kortrijk

Vleteren / Lo-Reninge The N8 forms the border between Vleteren and Lo-Reninge.
Vleteren   Oostvleteren (1.239 inh.)

  N321 Westvleteren, Krombeke, Roesbrugge-Haringe, Poperinge

Alveringem / Lo-Reninge The N8 forms the border between Alveringem and Lo-Reninge.

  N364 Lo-Reninge, Abele, Beveren, Roesbrugge-Haringe, Diksmuide

Alveringem   Hoogstade (385 inh.)

  N319 Alveringem, Diksmuide

Veurne   1a (Veurne) E40 Ostend, Bruges, Brussels,   France (Dunkirk, Calais)

  N390 Diksmuide

  Veurne (12.295 inh.)

  N39 Veurne, Adinkerke, Nieuwpoort,   France (Dunkirk)

  N35 Veurne, De Panne, Diksmuide, Roeselare

Koksijde   N396 De Panne, Oostduinkerke, Nieuwpoort

  Koksijde (21.851 inh.)

  N34 De Panne, Nieuwpoort, Ostend

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Autoweg Ieper-kust definitief geschrapt". Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Belgium: Regions, Provinces, Arrondissements, Cities, Municipalities, Sub-Municipalities, Agglomerations, Sectors - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  4. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
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  7. ^ "Leupegem". inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be (in Dutch). 1994-01-01. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  8. ^ "Buurt Meerse in cijfers en grafieken". AlleCijfers.be (in Flemish). 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2023-07-17.

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