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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pas-de-Calais

Canton
  
Desvres

Local time
  
Thursday 3:06 PM

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Arrondissement
  
Boulogne-sur-Mer

Area
  
9.14 km²

Belle-et-Houllefort

Intercommunality
  
Pays de la Faïence de Desvres

Weather
  
10°C, Wind W at 34 km/h, 58% Humidity

Belle-et-Houllefort is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Contents

Map of Belle-et-Houllefort, France

Geography

A farming and quarrying commune, some 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the N42, D233 and the D238 roads and by the banks of the river Wimereux.

Sights

  • The ruins of a fortified house.
  • The church at Belle, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The church at Houllefort, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The sixteenth century manorhouse du Major.
  • The Hôtel-de-ville, built in 1862.

    • References

    Belle-et-Houllefort Wikipedia
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