Le Nouveau Bourgeois de Coxyde, Public fountain statue in Koksijde, Belgium
Le Nouveau Bourgeois de Coxyde is a small bronze figure of a nude boy urinating, set in a rounded niche of a tiered stone fountain against a foliage-covered wall. Below the figure, a grooved ledge feeds a deep oval basin. The lower basin bears the carved inscription "LE NOUVEAU BOURGEOIS DE COXYDE".
The first statue was placed in 1923 on the grounds of the villa Ma Tocade, owned by a Brussels colonel in the Quartier Sénégalais. Its pedestal read "Le Nouveau Bourgeois de Coxyde - 16 août 1923". The original later disappeared and was replaced by a Virgin Mary figure. On 21 June 2008 a new statue, donated by the Brussels Order of the Friends of Manneken-Pis, was unveiled.
The statue links this coastal town to Brussels and represents the connection between the two communities. It serves as a local landmark in an area known for elegant villas and their affluent residents.
The statue is easy to reach in a publicly accessible area near Schallerbachplein and can be visited at any time of day. It is best viewed in daylight and good weather when the water features are most visible.
A Virgin Mary figure temporarily replaced the statue before a new version was reinstalled, marking an unusual chapter in its history. This shows how deeply the local community valued this symbol of their connection to Brussels.
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