Westvoorne

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Postcode
3233–3235
Westvoorne
Former municipality
Former city hall of Oostvoorne
Former city hall of Oostvoorne
Flag of Westvoorne
Coat of arms of Westvoorne
Highlighted position of Westvoorne in a municipal map of South Holland
Location in South Holland
Coordinates: 51°52′N 4°4′E / 51.867°N 4.067°E / 51.867; 4.067
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityVoorne aan Zee
Area
  Total
97.48 km2 (37.64 sq mi)
  Land53.18 km2 (20.53 sq mi)
  Water44.30 km2 (17.10 sq mi)
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
  Total
14,900
  Density280/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
3233–3235
Area code0181
Websitewww.westvoorne.nl

Westvoorne is a former municipality on the island of Voorne-Putten in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covered an area of 97.48 km2 (37.64 sq mi) of which 44.30 km2 (17.10 sq mi) was water. It had a population of 14,900 in 2021.

The municipality of Westvoorne was formed on 1 January 1980, through the merger of the former municipalities of Oostvoorne and Rockanje.[4] It consisted of the population centres of Oostvoorne, Rockanje, Tinte and Helhoek.

On 1 January 2023, the municipality of Westvoorne merged with Brielle and Hellevoetsluis into the new municipality of Voorne aan Zee.

In 2011, Westvoorne received the QualityCoast Gold Award for its efforts to become a sustainable tourism destination. Because of this award Westvoorne had been selected for inclusion in the global atlas for sustainable tourism DestiNet.[5]

Dutch Topographic map of Westvoorne, September 2022

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