Belle-et-Houllefort

Belle-et-Houllefort Belle-Hollevoorde
Commune
The church of Belle-et-Houllefort
Coat of arms
Location of Belle-et-Houllefort
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Coordinates: 50°44′39″N1°45′34″E / 50.7442°N 1.7594°E / 50.7442; 1.7594
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  (2022) [2]	524
• Density	57/km2 (150/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.

Belle-et-Houllefort (French pronunciation: [bɛleulfɔʁ] ; West Flemish : Belle-Hollevoorde) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. ^[3]

Geography

A farming and quarrying commune, some 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the N42, D233 and the D238 roads and by the banks of the river Wimereux.

Population

Historical 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 ^[5] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.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.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 139.
6. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 239.
7. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 248.
8. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 276.

Sources

• Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN   978-0-85361-554-5.