title: Saint-Idesbald
text: # Saint-Idesbald
  
  Saint-Idesbald (French pronunciation: ​; Dutch: Sint-Idesbald) a village at the Belgian West Coast, part of Koksijde, which also includes Oostduinkerke. Its name refers to Saint Idesbald (or Idesbaldus), a 12th-century abbot of the Abbey of Ten Duinen.
  
  In 1931, George Grard set up his studio at Saint-Idesbald, where his house became a rendezvous of artists including Pierre Caille, the Haesaerts brothers, Edgard Tytgat and Paul Delvaux.
  
  In 1982, the Paul Delvaux Museum opened in Saint-Idesbald.
  
  