Helecine

Helecine
Helecine
State :	Belgium
Region :	Wallonia
Province :	Walloon Brabant
District :	Nivelles
Coordinates :	50 ° 45 ′  N , 4 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 45 ′  N , 4 ° 59 ′  E
Area :	16.62 km²
Residents:	3553 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	214 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	1357
Prefix:	019
Mayor:	Rudi Cloots (UC)
Local government address :	Rue Le Brouc, 2 1357 Helecine
Website:	www.helecine.be

Hélécine ( Walloon Élessene ) is a municipality in the French-speaking province of Walloon Brabant in Belgium . It consists of the three districts Linsmeau , Neerheylissem and Opheylissem .

geology

The Kleine Gete flows through Hélécine . It is in the very east of the Brabant Wallon province, halfway between Brussels and Liège . In the north, Hélécine borders on Flemish Brabant , in the east on the province of Liège . The neighboring communities are Jodoigne in the west, Orp-Jauche in the south, Lincent in the east and Hoegaarden , Tienen and Landen in the north.

history

Until 1893 Linsmeau and Noduwez (now part of Orp-Jauche ) formed a community. The municipality of Hélécine was created as a result of the territorial reform of 1977 through the merger of Linsmeau, Neerheylissem and Opheylissem.

politics

Municipal council

The Hélécine Council ( Conseil Communal ) has 13 members; from it the college with the mayor and three aldermen ( Echevins ) is formed.

coat of arms

Hélécine has had a coat of arms and a flag since 1996. The coat of arms was derived from that of the Lords of Linsmeau, which was described in 1696. The flag is white with a red diagonal bar.

Culture and sights

Opheylissem Provincial Domain

St. Sulpitius Church

The castle-like former Premonstratensian Abbey of Heylissem is located on the site of today's 28 hectare Provincial Domain Opheylissem . The buildings were built between 1760 and 1780 according to plans by the architect Laurent-Benoît Dewez . Today the dome of the church and the two wings of the prelature are still standing . The buildings and the park were redesigned in the neoclassical style by Alphonse Balat around 1870 . The parish church of St. Martin is not far from the provincial domain. It was built around 1830.

In the Neerheylissem district is the 12th century Romanesque St. Sulpitius Church. It is a three-aisled church with a transept. The massive tower, which was raised in the 17th century, is striking.

The ravine Longa in northern Neerheylissem in 1983 under landscape protection provided.

The belonging to Neerheylissem Weiler Ardevoor is by its on Laetaresonntag committed "German Carnival" known.

Economy and Infrastructure

Hélécine is on the E40 motorway and is linked to the N64 national road from Hannut to Tirlemont. The community is predominantly agricultural.

Web links

Commons : Hélécine  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of Hélécine (French)