Beveren-aan-de-IJzer

Beveren-aan-de-IJzer (West Flemish: Bevern-a'n-Yzer) is a village in the municipality of Alveringem in the Belgian province of West Flanders.

The village is located near the border with France, and was therefore called Beveren aan de Franse grens during the 19th century.

[4] In 1232, a monastery was founded in the village, however it was destroyed in 1579 by the Geuzen, rebels fighting from an independent Netherlands.

[1] Beveren-aan-de-IJzer is an agriculture community with a decreasing population.

Two of the World War II graves are unidentified.