Houtkerque

Houtkerque
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	Houtkerque in the arrondissement of Dunkirk
	Houtkerque
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Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkirk
Canton	Steenvoorde
Intercommunality	Pays des Géants
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Francis Behaegel
Area1	13.13 km2 (5.07 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	774
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	59318 / 59470
Elevation	2–22 m (6.6–72.2 ft); (avg. 18 m or 59 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Houtkerque (from Dutch: Houtkerke) is a communes in the Nord department in northern France. It is located near the Belgian border, 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Steenvoorde, on the Steenvoorde/Hondschoote road. The Yser River crosses the border at Houtkerque.