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.
The Chemin de fer de Boulogne à Bonningues (CF de BB) opened a station at Belle-et-Houllefort on 22 April 1900.[5] Passenger services were withdrawn on 31 December 1935.[6] They were reinstated in November 1942.[7] The CF de BB closed in 1948.[8]
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.