Belle-et-Houllefort
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Belle-et-Houllefort
Belle-Hollevoorde | |
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The church of Belle-et-Houllefort | |
Coordinates: 50°44′39″N 1°45′34″E / 50.7442°N 1.7594°ECoordinates: 50°44′39″N 1°45′34″E / 50.7442°N 1.7594°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
Canton | Desvres |
Intercommunality | CC Desvres-Samer |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Dufay |
Area 1 | 9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 564 |
• Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62105 /62142 |
Elevation | 26–84 m (85–276 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Belle-et-Houllefort (French pronunciation: [bɛl e ulfɔʁ]; West Flemish: Belle-Hollevoorde) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
Geography[edit]
A farming and quarrying commune, some 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the N42, D233 and the D238 roads and by the banks of the river Wimereux.
Population[edit]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 256 | — |
1968 | 267 | +4.3% |
1975 | 278 | +4.1% |
1982 | 340 | +22.3% |
1990 | 405 | +19.1% |
1999 | 533 | +31.6% |
2006 | 526 | −1.3% |
2007 | 525 | −0.2% |
2009 | 537 | +2.3% |
2012 | 543 | +1.1% |
2015 | 557 | +2.6% |
Sights[edit]
- The ruins of a fortified house.
- The church at Belle, dating from the twelfth century.
- The church at Houllefort, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The sixteenth century manorhouse du Major.
- The Hôtel-de-ville, built in 1862.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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