Houlle

Houlle

Houlle
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Saint-Omer-Nord
Intercommunality communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Omer
Mayor Bernard Rebena
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 0–96 m (0–315 ft)
(avg. 7 m/23 ft)
Land area1 6.52 km2 (2.52 sq mi)
Population2 966  (2006)
 - Density 148 /km2 (380 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62458/ 62910
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.

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

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Geography

A village situated 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, on the D207 road. "The Houlle" is also the name of a small river close to the village, tributary of the Aa, included in the water management plan (fr:SAGE) of the Audomarois region.

Economy

Spirits from grain, flavoured with berries of the juniper tree, are distilled in Houlle, the Genièvre (juniper) of Houlle. This is drunk with the local speciality, (potjevleesch) and is used to refine Maroilles cheese.

Population

Historical population of Houlle
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 564 657 575 650 864 917 966
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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