Houdain

Houdain
Commune
A general view of Houdain

Coat of arms
Houdain
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Houdain
Coordinates: 50°27′10″N 2°32′17″E / 50.4528°N 2.5381°E / 50.4528; 2.5381Coordinates: 50°27′10″N 2°32′17″E / 50.4528°N 2.5381°E / 50.4528; 2.5381
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Canton Bruay-la-Buissière
Intercommunality CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Isabelle Levent-Ruckebusch
Area1 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 7,698
 • Density 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62457 /62150
Elevation 45–121 m (148–397 ft)
(avg. 53 m or 174 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Houdain is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A former coalmining, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Béthune at the junction of the D86, D301 and the D341 roads. The small rivers Lawe and Blanche join within the commune.

Population

Historical population of Houdain
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population8745880784837746793077717698
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

The church of St. John, dating from the thirteenth century.

Notable people

Hervé, real name Florimond Ronger, a composer, was born here in 1825.

See also

References


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