Houdain
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A general view of Houdain
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Location of Houdain  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°27′10″N 2°32′17″E / 50.4528°N 2.5381°E / 50.4528; 2.5381 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Bruay-la-Buissière |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Isabelle Levent-Ruckebusch[1] |
| Area
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| 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)[2]
| 7,030 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
62457 /62150
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| Elevation | 45–121 m (148–397 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Houdain (French pronunciation: [udɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 8,807 | — |
| 1975 | 8,483 | −0.53% |
| 1982 | 7,746 | −1.29% |
| 1990 | 7,930 | +0.29% |
| 1999 | 7,771 | −0.22% |
| 2007 | 7,613 | −0.26% |
| 2012 | 7,559 | −0.14% |
| 2017 | 7,246 | −0.84% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
The church of St. John, dating from the thirteenth century.
Hervé, real name Florimond Ronger, a composer, was born here in 1825.
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