Houlle
Holne
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The town hall of Houlle
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Houlle  | |
  Houlle Show map of France  Houlle Show map of Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°47′48″N 2°10′25″E / 50.7967°N 2.1736°E / 50.7967; 2.1736 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Saint-Omer |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Berteloot[1] |
| Area
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| 6.52 km2 (2.52 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)[2]
| 1,147 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
62458 /62910
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| Elevation | 0–96 m (0–315 ft) (avg. 7 m or 23 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Houlle (French pronunciation: [ul]; West Flemish: Holne) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
A village situated 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, on the D207 road. "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.
Spirits from grain, flavoured with berries of the juniper tree, are distilled in Houlle, the Genièvre (juniper) of Houlle; this spirit is very close to the Dutch jenever and more distantly related to dry gin. This is drunk with the local speciality, (potjevleesch) and is used to refine Maroilles cheese.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 657 | — |
| 1975 | 575 | −1.89% |
| 1982 | 650 | +1.77% |
| 1990 | 864 | +3.62% |
| 1999 | 917 | +0.66% |
| 2007 | 955 | +0.51% |
| 2012 | 1,052 | +1.95% |
| 2017 | 1,127 | +1.39% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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