Oeren

Oeren is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and is a submunicipality of Alveringem. It was an independent municipality until 1970. Oeren is located within the Westhoek region along the Lovaart channel. It is 289 ha and has 72 inhabitants (in 1971). The agricultural village has no real village centre, but consists of the former parish church and several scattered farms.

Oeren has a military cemetery where 642 Belgians from World War I are buried.<ref>[http://www.wo1.be/nl/db-items/belgische-militaire-begraafplaats-oeren Wereldoorlog I in de Westhoek.

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