Houdain
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Houdain | ||
| Coordinates: 50°27′10″N 2°32′17″E / 50.4528°N 2.5381°ECoordinates: 50°27′10″N 2°32′17″E / 50.4528°N 2.5381°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| 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) | |
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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
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Houdain. |
- Official website of Houdain (French)
- Website of the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois (French)
- Houdain on the Quid website (French)