Belle-et-Houllefort

Coordinates: 50°44′39″N 1°45′34″E / 50.7442°N 1.7594°E / 50.7442; 1.7594
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Belle-et-Houllefort
Belle-Hollevoorde
The church of Belle-et-Houllefort
The church of Belle-et-Houllefort
Coat of arms of Belle-et-Houllefort
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Belle-et-Houllefort is located in France
Belle-et-Houllefort
Belle-et-Houllefort
Belle-et-Houllefort is located in Hauts-de-France
Belle-et-Houllefort
Belle-et-Houllefort
Coordinates: 50°44′39″N 1°45′34″E / 50.7442°N 1.7594°E / 50.7442; 1.7594
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonDesvres
IntercommunalityCC Desvres-Samer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Dufay[1]
Area
1
9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
544
 • Density60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62105 /62142
Elevation26–84 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.[3]

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]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 267—    
1975 278+0.58%
1982 340+2.92%
1990 405+2.21%
1999 533+3.10%
2009 537+0.07%
2014 556+0.70%
2020 565+0.27%
Source: INSEE[4]

Transport[edit]

The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station at Belle-et-Houllefort on 22 April 1900.[5] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.[6] They were reinstated in November 1942.[7] The CF de BB closed in 1948.[8]

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]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 139.
  6. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 239.
  7. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 248.
  8. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 276.

Sources[edit]

  • Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-554-5.