Houtkerque

Houtkerque Houtkerke
Commune
Église Saint-Antoine d'Houtkerque
Coat of arms
Location of Houtkerque
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Coordinates: 50°52′12″N 2°35′46″E
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 km^2 (5.07 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	982
• Density	75/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Demonym	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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Houtkerque (French pronunciation: [utkɛʁk]; from Dutch: Houtkerke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3] It is located near the Belgian border, 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Steenvoorde, on the Steenvoorde/Hondschoote road. The river Yser 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.

Heraldry

Arms of Houtkerque

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

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file