Houtkerque

Houtkerque Houtkerke
Commune
Église Saint-Antoine d'Houtkerque
Coat of arms
Houtkerque Location within Hauts-de-France region Houtkerque
Coordinates: 50°52′12″N 2°35′46″E / 50.87°N 2.596°E / 50.87; 2.596Coordinates: 50°52′12″N 2°35′46″E / 50.87°N 2.596°E / 50.87; 2.596
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkirk
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	Pays des Géants
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Francis Behaegel
Area1	13.13 km2 (5.07 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	774
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Houtkerquois
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59318 /59470
Elevation	2–22 m (6.6–72.2 ft) (avg. 18 m or 59 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.

Houtkerque (from Dutch: Houtkerke) is a communes in the Nord department in northern France. It is located near the Belgian border, 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Steenvoorde, on the Steenvoorde/Hondschoote road. The Yser River crosses the border at Houtkerque.

Houtkerque saw much action during World War I. Seven Commonwealth war graves are situated within Houtkerque's church.

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  Gravestone
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  Windmill "Hofland"
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  Mill of Hofland also called mill Accou, Houtkerque, North, France.

Politics

Heraldry

The arms of Houtkerque are blazoned : Or, 3 horns sable.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file

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