Houtkerque

Houtkerque Houtkerke
Commune
Église Saint-Antoine d'Houtkerque
Coat of arms
Location of Houtkerque
Houtkerque Location within France Houtkerque Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°52′12″N 2°35′46″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkirk
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	CA Cœur de Flandre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Samuel Bever
Area 1	13.13 km2 (5.07 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	978
• Density	74.5/km2 (193/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 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. 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