Houdan
Houdan () is a commune of the Yvelines department west of Paris in the north of France.
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Place details
- Locality
- Houdan
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,150
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Houdan
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Houdan Mairie.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Town hall
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Houdan (Yvelines).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Mantes-la-Jolie
- French commune.canton
- Bonnières-sur-Seine
- French commune.INSEE
- 78310
- French commune.postal code
- 78550
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Marie Tétart
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Pays houdanais
- French commune.elevation m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Houdan
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Mantes-la-Jolie
- Population
- +3721
- Area
- +10.39
- Elevation
- +112
- Capital of
- canton of Houdan
- Shares border with
- Goussainville
- Official website
- www.villehoudan.fr
- Image
- Houdan, vu depuis la gare.jpg
Article
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Houdan () is a commune of the Yvelines department west of Paris in the north of France.
==History== thumb|left|Houdan female chicken The name has evolved from the Saxon "Hoding," meaning "settlement on the hill". Houdan is thought to have been inhabited since the 5th century. By the 12th century, two churches and a château were present.