Houtkerque

Houtkerque
Houtkerke
Commune
Église Saint-Antoine d'Houtkerque
Église Saint-Antoine d'Houtkerque
Coat of arms of Houtkerque
Coat of arms
Location of Houtkerque
Map
Houtkerque is located in France
Houtkerque
Houtkerque
Houtkerque is located in Hauts-de-France
Houtkerque
Houtkerque
Coordinates: 50°52′12″N 2°35′46″E / 50.87°N 2.596°E / 50.87; 2.596
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkirk
CantonWormhout
IntercommunalityFlandre Intérieure
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Samuel Bever[1]
Area
1
13.13 km2 (5.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
985
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
DemonymHoutkerquois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59318 /59470
Elevation2–22 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 (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.

  • Gravestone
    Gravestone
  • Windmill "Hofland"
    Windmill "Hofland"
  • Mill of Hofland also called mill Accou, Houtkerque, North, France.
    Mill of Hofland also called mill Accou, Houtkerque, North, France.
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file