Houdain
Appearance
Houdain | |
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![]() A general view of Houdain | |
Coordinates: 50°27′10″N 2°32′17″E / 50.4528°N 2.5381°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Béthune |
Canton | Bruay-la-Buissière |
Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Isabelle Levent-Ruckebusch[1] |
Area 1 | 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 7,030 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62457 /62150 |
Elevation | 45–121 m (148–397 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Houdain (French pronunciation: [udɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]A former coalmining, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Béthune at the junction of the D86, D301 and the D341 roads. The small rivers Lawe and Blanche join within the commune.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 8,807 | — |
1975 | 8,483 | −0.53% |
1982 | 7,746 | −1.29% |
1990 | 7,930 | +0.29% |
1999 | 7,771 | −0.22% |
2007 | 7,613 | −0.26% |
2012 | 7,559 | −0.14% |
2017 | 7,246 | −0.84% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest
[edit]The church of St. John, dating from the thirteenth century.
Notable people
[edit]Hervé, real name Florimond Ronger, a composer, was born here in 1825.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Houdain.
- Official website of Houdain (in French)