Belle-et-Houllefort
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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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]
Belle-et-Houllefort
Belle-Hollevoorde | |
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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 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Desvres |
| Intercommunality | CC Desvres-Samer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Dufay[1] |
Area 1 | 9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 503 |
| • Density | 55.0/km2 (143/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62105 /62142 |
| Elevation | 26–84 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
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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
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Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station at Belle-et-Houllefort on 22 April 1900.[5] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.[6] They were reinstated in November 1942.[7] The CF de BB closed in 1948.[8]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
- 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.
