Houtkerque

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Coordinates: 50°52′12″N 2°35′46″E / 50.87, 2.596

Commune of Houtkerque Commune of Houtkerque in the arrondissement of Dunkerque
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Steenvoorde
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du pays des Géants
Mayor	Francis Behaegel (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	2 m–22 m (avg. 18 m)
Land area¹	13,13 km²
Population² (1999)	774
- Density	58/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	59318/ 59470
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Houtkerque (Dutch:Houtkerke) is a village and commune in the Nord département in northern France, located near the Belgian border, 8 km north of Steenvoorde, on the Steenvoorde/Hondschoote road.

The Yser River crosses the Franco-Belgian border at Houtkerque.

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

Coordinates: 50°53′N, 2°36′E