Houtkerque

Houtkerque Houtkerke
Commune
Église Saint-Antoine d'Houtkerque
Coat of arms
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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	Flandre Intérieure
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Samuel Bever[1]
Area 1	13.13 km2 (5.07 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	982
• Density	75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Houtkerquois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (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.

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[]

Presidential Elections 2nd Round[]

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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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