Houtkerque

Houtkerque
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	North
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Wormhout
Community association	Flandre Intérieure
Coordinates	50 ° 53 ' N , 2 ° 36' E Coordinates: 50 ° 53 ' N , 2 ° 36' E
height	2–22 m
surface	13.13 km 2
Residents	994 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	76 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	59470
INSEE code	59318
Website	http://www.houtkerque.fr/

Houtkerque , West Flemish Outkerke ; Dutch Houtkerke , is a French municipality with 994 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dunkerque and the Flandre Intérieure municipality .

geography

The municipality of Houtkerque is located in French Flanders in the far north of France, about 25 kilometers southeast of Dunkerque and 20 kilometers west of Ypres (Belgium). In the east the municipality borders on Belgium (municipality Poperinge), the river Yser forms the northern municipality boundary.

In addition to the closed settlement image of the core town, there are numerous scattered individual farms in the municipal area of Houtkerque.

Neighboring communities of Houtkerque are Bambecque in the north, Poperinge in the east, Winnezeele in the south and Herzeele in the west.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2017
Residents	808	768	765	720	715	773	843	994
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Antoine church in Houtkerque from the 16th century in Flemish-Gothic style, Monument historique
Moulin à vent d'Hofland ( Hoflandmeulen ), a Dutch windmill from the 18th century, Monument historique