page_title: Houlgate
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Houlgate / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Plan of Houlgate, Calvados.
context_page_description: 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 Normandy region.
context_section_description: Houlgate is located along the English Channel in the valley of the Drochon. The valley is mostly built up or used for pasture. 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:
  Butte de Houlgate 123 m
  Butte de Caumont 103 m
  The high parts of the town are covered by Houlgate's two woods: Le Bois de Boulogne on the Butte de Houlgate and Le Bois de la Butte de Caumont.
caption: A plan of the town
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