Houtkerque | |
Native Name: | Houtkerke |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason de la ville de Houtkerque (59) Nord-France.svg |
Arrondissement: | Dunkirk |
Canton: | Wormhout |
Insee: | 59318 |
Postal Code: | 59470 |
Mayor: | Samuel Bever[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Flandre Intérieure |
Coordinates: | 50.87°N 2.596°W |
Elevation M: | 18 |
Elevation Min M: | 2 |
Elevation Max M: | 22 |
Area Km2: | 13.13 |
Demonym: | Houtkerquois |
Houtkerque (pronounced as /fr/; from) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2] It is located near the Belgian border, 8km (05miles) north of Steenvoorde, on the Steenvoorde/Hondschoote road. The river Yser crosses the border at Houtkerque.
Houtkerque saw much action during World War I. Seven Commonwealth war graves are situated within Houtkerque's church.