René D’Houndt
René D’Houndt is a memorial in Bailleul, Arrondissement of Dunkirk, Hauts-de-France. René D’Houndt is situated nearby to the playground Rue Mélusine, as well as near the grassland Square des Marmitons.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Musée Benoît-De-Puydt and Chapelle Notre-Dame de Hal de Bailleul.
Musée Benoît-De-Puydt
Museum
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Musée Benoît-De-Puydt is a museum, which is situated 460 metres west of René D’Houndt.
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Hal de Bailleul
Church
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Hal de Bailleul is a church, which is situated 370 metres south of René D’Houndt.
Église Saint-Vaast de Bailleul
Church
Église Saint-Vaast de Bailleul is a church, which is situated 530 metres southwest of René D’Houndt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dranouter and Loker.
Dranouter
Village
Photo: Pierre André Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dranouter is a village and a deelgemeente in the municipality of Heuvelland in West Flanders, Belgium. Dranouter was an independent municipality before the 1977 local government reforms. Dranouter is situated 4 km northeast of René D’Houndt.
Loker
Village
Loker is a small village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a part of the municipality of Heuvelland. For the major part of World War I, the city was controlled by the Allied Powers. Loker is situated 5 km northeast of René D’Houndt.
Heuvelland
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heuvelland is a thinly populated rural municipality, in West Flanders. The area experienced many major battles during World War I, as part of the Ypres Salient area, and now has several cemeteries and other historical sites.
René D’Houndt
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Ici habitait René D’Houndt né 1921 résistant arrêté mai 1943 interné Offenbach déporté 28.6.1943 Flossenbürg Grafenreuth, Hersbruck libéré Dachau”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Bailleul, Arrondissement of Dunkirk, North, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
50.74217° or 50° 44′ 32″ northLongitude
2.74058° or 2° 44′ 26″ eastInception
May 8th, 2026Open location code
9F24PPRR+V6OpenStreetMap ID
node 13809190081OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Highlights include Rue Mélusine and Square des Marmitons.
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