Area: 550 acres - 3 238 inhabitants.
Location: located 10 km from the Dunkirk area, close to the Dunkirk-Lille motorway, it has drawn from the 1970 an ideal resort for those who, attracted by the boom industry " Pole Dunkirk, seeking a green and quality living close to their workplace.
Belonging to the community of communes of the Canton of Bergues, it is in second place of importance in relation to population, immediately after Bergues.
Origin: rural part of Bergues, Hoymille born in 1067, with the decline of the sea, following the drying that began in the 10th century and continued during the 11th century. The etymology of Hoymille is sometimes challenged by pronunciation adopted Hoymille Flemish means hoy: oil, thous: mill.
What is certain is that the town had once, many mills scattered in pastures and hay meadows. It is true that some millers "Oile Stampers" extracted from peanut oil, flaxseed, rapeseed. But these mills are after the birth of Hoymille. Originally Hoymille was the agricultural sector Bergues but after the Revolution of 1789, Hoymille became independent and formed a genuine common area of 550 hectares. It practiced farming and polyculture and in the part called "gardens", were produced from potato scoop.
