Houlle
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Houlle
|native name = Holne
|commune status = Commune
|image = Houlle (Pas-de-Calais) mairie.JPG
|caption = The town hall of Houlle
|image coat of arms = Blason Houlle.svg
|arrondissement = Saint-Omer
|canton = Saint-Omer
|INSEE = 62458
|postal code = 62910
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Pays de Saint-Omer
|coordinates = {{coord|50.7967|2.1736|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 7
|elevation min m = 0
|elevation max m = 96
|area km2 = 6.52
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Houlle ({{IPA|fr|ul}}; {{langx|vls|Holne}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62458-houlle INSEE commune file]
Geography
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.
Economy
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.
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62458#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |657
|1975 |575
|1982 |650
|1990 |864
|1999 |917
|2007 |955
|2012 |1052
|2017 |1127
}}
Places of interest
- The church of St. John the Baptiste, dating from the twelfth century.
- Some 18th-century wells.
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.pas-de-calais.com/vert_pays/audomarois/produits_terroir/producteurs.htm Website on local products] {{in lang|fr}}
{{Pas-de-Calais communes}}
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Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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