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Houlgate
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Houlgate is located in France
Houlgate
Houlgate
Location in France
Houlgate is located in Normandy
Houlgate
Houlgate
Location in Normandy
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Lisieux
Canton Dozulé
Intercommunality Estuaire de la Dives
Area
1
 4.69 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 1,902
 • Density 405.5/km2 (1,050.4/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14338 /14510
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Houlgate is a small tourist resort in northwestern France along the English Channel with a beach and a casino. It is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region.

History

It began as a hamlet in the commune of Beuzeval which was a very old parish and was part of the fiefdom of the Aché (or Achey). There were many different lords because several different families inherited the title through marriage, until gradually the land of the Beuzeval was sold to farmers. The parish was eventually controlled by Houlgate. On the south side of the river Drochon, between 1845 and 1850, sea bathing attracted summer visitors.

Geography

Houlgate is located along the English Channel in the valley of the Drochon. The valley is mostly built up or used for animal grazing. The town's area is 4.69 km² and the average altitude 5 m. Despite its low average height, the town contains two hills which form the natural limits of the commune.


Images for kids

  • Ancienne Eglise de Saint Aubin de Beuzeval 03-01-09

    The old church of Saint Aubin in Beuzeval.

  • Gare de Houlgate 03-01-09

    Houlgate train station in winter 2008

  • Digue de Houlgate

    Houlgate sea retainer wall in spring 2005

  • Tombes WWI Beuzeval 03-01-09

    First World War graves in Beuzeval cemetery

  • Grand Hôtel de Houlgate 23-12-08

    Houlgate Grand Hotel

  • Kommandantur de Houlgate 03-01-09

    Houlgate Kommandantur, Villa Onexis.

  • Etablissement des Bains de Houlgate 03-01-09

    The new Etablissement des Bains.

  • Houlgate plan OSM

    A plan of the town

  • Drochon Rue Pasteur 03-01-09

    The Drochon as seen from the Rue Pasteur.

  • Vaches Noires

    Falaises des Vaches Noires, summer 2004

  • Manoir de Beuzeval

    The Manor of Beuzeval in summer 2004

  • Chateau de Dramard

    the Château de Dramard in 2004

  • Hotel Imbert

    Hôtel Imbert in spring 2005

  • Cinéma de Houlgate 03-01-09

    Casino's cinema.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Houlgate para niños

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