Houdain
Houdain is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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Location of Houdain 
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| Coordinates: 50°27′10″N 2°32′17″E | |
| 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 (2014–2020) | Isabelle Levent-Ruckebusch |
| Area 1 | 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 7,246 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62457 /62150 |
| 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. | |
Geography
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.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 8745 | 8807 | 8483 | 7746 | 7930 | 7771 | 7698 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
The church of St. John, dating from the thirteenth century.
Notable people
Hervé, real name Florimond Ronger, a composer, was born here in 1825.
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Houdain. |
- Official website of Houdain (in French)
- Website of the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois (in French)
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