Houtkerque

Houtkerque
Houtkerque ; Houtkerke
	Commune
	Église Saint-Antoine d'Houtkerque
	Coat of arms
	Location of Houtkerque
	Houtkerque Houtkerque
	Coordinates: 50°52′12″N 2°35′46″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkirk
Canton	Wormhout
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Flandre Intérieure
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Samuel Bever
Area 1	13.13 km2 (5.07 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	994
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Houtkerquois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59318 /59470
Elevation	2–22 m (6.6–72.2 ft) ; (avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Houtkerque (from Dutch: Houtkerke) is a communes in the Nord department in northern France. It is located near the Belgian border, 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Steenvoorde, on the Steenvoorde/Hondschoote road. The Yser River crosses the border at Houtkerque.

Houtkerque saw much action during World War I. Seven Commonwealth war graves are situated within Houtkerque's church.

Politics

	Winning Candidate	Party	%
2017	Marine Le Pen	FN	53.83
2012	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	59.60
2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	62.03
2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	77.42

Arms of Houtkerque	The arms of Houtkerque are blazoned : Or, 3 horns sable.

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