Who makes decisions about Koekelare?
Three levels of government each decide on their own topics.
Your municipality
The municipal council and the mayor and aldermen decide on matters such as streets, waste collection, sports halls, libraries and the public social welfare centre.
We do not show municipal council decisions yet: there is no open data for all municipalities yet.
Flemish Parliament
The Flemish Parliament decides on matters such as education, housing, mobility, the environment, child benefit and care.
Recently discussed
- Call for transparency on budget cuts and advertising plans at VRT
- Proposal to shift funds towards fixing dangerous Flemish cycle paths
- Proposal to postpone and review cultural budget cuts in Flanders
Federal Chamber
The Chamber decides on matters such as pensions, taxes, justice, the police, defence and health insurance.
Recently discussed
- New rules for sustainability reporting by companies
- Protection of geographical indications for craft and industrial products
- Proposal for a national pact to improve disease prevention
What did the municipal council decide?
The items the municipal council dealt with in recent months. Items about individuals (staff, permits, councillors’ questions…) are shown without details.
Meeting of 14 September 2026
- SECRETARIAAT - Goedkeuring van de aanpassing van het algemeen reglement gemeentelijke administratieve sancties.
- CULTUUR - Goedkeuring gewijzigd reglement voor de Raf Seys Prijs.
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- SPORT - Goedkeuring van het geactualiseerd gebruiksreglement Sportcentrum De Mote.
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- SECRETARIAAT - Goedkeuring notulen en zittingsverslag van de gemeenteraad d.d. 29.06.2026
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- TECHNISCHE DIENST - Goedkeuring akte voor vestiging van erfdienstbaarheid, gelegen Veldstraat te Koekelare (innemingen nr. 24 en 26), met het oog op de aanleg van een gescheiden rioleringsstelsel.
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- IBO - Buitenschoolse opvang en activiteiten (BOA) – Erkenning IBO De Buidel en toewijzing BOA-budget
- TECHNISCHE DIENST - Ondergronds brengen netten en vernieuwing openbare verlichting in de Noordstraat n.a.v. de geplande infrastructuurwerken. Goedkeuring lastvoorwaarden en gunningswijze.
- SECRETARIAAT - Goedkeuring van de samenwerkingsovereenkomst 'Intergemeentelijke Onroerend Erfgoeddienst Hydra' tussen DVV Westhoek en de gemeenten voor de beleidsperiode 2027-2032
- SECRETARIAAT - Goedkeuring van het nieuwe toewijzingsreglement van de Woonmaatschappij Ijzer en Zee
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- SPORT - Goedkeuring van de lijst erkende sportclubs
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- TECHNISCHE DIENST - Ondergronds brengen netten en vernieuwing openbare verlichting in de Populiereweg n.a.v. de geplande infrastructuurwerken. Goedkeuring lastvoorwaarden en gunningswijze.
Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.
How does Koekelare handle money?
From the 2024 annual accounts of the municipality and the public social welfare centre combined. Amounts per inhabitant, so you can compare municipalities.
Revenue
€ 1,867 per inhabitant
taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…
34% less than the Flemish average
Spending
€ 2,181 per inhabitant
day-to-day running and investments
25% less than the Flemish average
Debt
€ 387 per inhabitant
what the municipality still has to repay on its loans
69% less than the Flemish average
Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 479 per inhabitant was left to invest.
What did Koekelare spend the most on?
Breakdown of spending on day-to-day running (excluding investments).
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Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 25%
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Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 25%
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Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 18%
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Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 12%
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Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 9%
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Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 6%
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Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 2%
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Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 2%
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Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 1%
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Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 0%
In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,232 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,181 (in euros of that year, not adjusted for inflation).
Source: Flemish Agency for Home Affairs, Gemeente- en Stadsmonitor (BBC-DR). Your municipality's budget and multi-year plan can be found in the BBC-beleidstool.
Subsidies for organisations from Koekelare
In 2025, 65 organisations from Koekelare received a total of € 12.5 million in subsidies.
The municipal administration itself often also receives subsidies from higher levels of government. Self-employed people and other individuals are not counted here.
Who received the most?
- ZORGGROEP HOUTLAND € 5,781,127
- GEMEENTE KOEKELARE € 5,134,847
- OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN KOEKELARE € 583,819
- DE REGENBOOG KOEKELARE - VRIJE GESUBSIDIEERDE LAGERE SCHOOL VOOR B.O. € 522,939
- VANHAU € 173,668
Work contracted out by public bodies in Koekelare
These are the larger public contracts of public bodies with their address in this municipality: the municipality itself, but also, for example, a hospital, a school or a ministry.
We have not found any large public contracts from public bodies in this municipality yet.
What is not here yet?
- The decisions of your municipal council.
- Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.