Location of French and Belgian Westhoeks The arrondissement of Dunkirk roughly corresponding to French Westhoek
Westhoek (Dutch: [ˈʋɛstɦuk] ⓘ , French: [wɛstuk] ; Dutch for 'West Corner') or Maritime Flanders (French : Flandre maritime ) is a region in Belgium and France and includes the following areas:
Belgian Westhoek (Dutch: Belgische Westhoek ) including the West Flanders arrondissements of Diksmuide , Ypres , and Veurne including the cities of Veurne , Poperinge , Wervik , Ypres , De Panne , Langemark-Poelkapelle , Diksmuide and Koekelare . However, the three Belgian coast municipalities of De Panne, Koksijde , and Nieuwpoort are frequently considered a separate region known as the Belgian or Flemish West Coast (Westkust ).
French Westhoek (French: Westhoek français ; Dutch: Franse Westhoek ), roughly the arrondissement of Dunkirk , including the cities of Dunkirk , Gravelines , and Hazebrouck , itself part of a larger area known as French Flanders .
Outside Dutch-language sources, Westhoek sometimes refers only to French Westhoek.