Houdain

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Houdain
Coat of arms of Houdain
Coat of arms
Houdain is located in France
Houdain
Houdain
<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Houdain is located in Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Houdain
Houdain
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Canton Canton of Houdain
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Daniel Dewalle
Area1 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 7,698
 • Density 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Houdain is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

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

Historical population of Houdain
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 8745 8807 8483 7746 7930 7771 7698
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

The church of St. John, dating from the thirteenth century.

Notable people

Hervé, real name Florimond Ronger, a composer, was born here in 1825.

See also

References

External links

<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>