Belle-et-Houllefort

Belle-et-Houllefort is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Belle-et-Houllefort
Commune
The church of Belle-et-Houllefort
Coat of arms
Location of Belle-et-Houllefort
Belle-et-Houllefort
Belle-et-Houllefort
Coordinates: 50°44′39″N 1°45′34″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonDesvres
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes de Desvres-Samer
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Michel Dufay
Area
1
9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
560
 • Density61/km2 (160/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.

Geography

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
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962256—    
1968267+4.3%
1975278+4.1%
1982340+22.3%
1990405+19.1%
1999533+31.6%
2006526−1.3%
2007525−0.2%
2009537+2.3%
2012543+1.1%
2015557+2.6%

Sights
  • 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

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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