Houdan
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Houdan is a commune in France, situated within the Yvelines department and the arrondissement of Mantes-la-Jolie. It serves as the capital of the canton of Houdan and is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Bonnières-sur-Seine. The town has a population of 3,721, comprising 1,591 males and 2,049 females. Its area is 10.39 square kilometers, and it lies at an elevation of 129 meters above sea level.
The postal code for Houdan is 78550. It shares borders with Goussainville, Saint-Lubin-de-la-Haye, Gressey, and Maulette. The official website for the commune is villehoudan.fr.
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- 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
- 104
- French commune.elevation min m
- 87
- French commune.elevation max m
- 129
- French commune.area km2
- 10.39
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Houdan
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Yvelines
- Population
- 3721
- Area
- 10.39
- Elevation
- 112
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- canton of Houdan
- Shares border with
- Goussainville
- Official website
- www.villehoudan.fr
- Image
- Houdan, vu depuis la gare.jpg
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- Commons category
- Houdan
- postal code
- 78550
- topic's main category
- Category:Houdan
- associated electoral district
- canton of Bonnières-sur-Seine
- male population
- 1591
- female population
- 2049
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-1-30-46-81-30
- fax number
- +33-1-30-88-10-01
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- International relations
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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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Houdan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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