Houdain

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Houdain

(2020–2026) Isabelle Levent-Ruckebusch^[1]Area

6.3 km² (2.4 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

7,030 • Density1,100/km² (2,900/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

62457 /62150

Elevation45–121 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.

Houdain (French pronunciation: [udɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	8,807	—
1975	8,483	−0.53%
1982	7,746	−1.29%
1990	7,930	+0.29%
1999	7,771	−0.22%
2007	7,613	−0.26%
2012	7,559	−0.14%
2017	7,246	−0.84%
Source: INSEE^[4]

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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE