Hélesmes

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Hélesmes
Coat of arms of Hélesmes
Hélesmes (France)
Hélesmes
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Valenciennes
Canton Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
Community association Porte du Hainaut
Coordinates 50 ° 22 ′  N , 3 ° 22 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 22 ′  N , 3 ° 22 ′  E
height 16-95 m
surface 7.36 km 2
Residents 1,975 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 268 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59171
INSEE code 59297
Website http://www.helesmes.fr/

Hélesmes Town Hall

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Hélesmes is a French commune with 1,975 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Valenciennes and the canton of Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (until 2015: canton Denain ). The inhabitants are called Hélesmois .

geography

Hélesmes is about eleven kilometers west of Valenciennes . Hélesmes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Hasnon in the north, Wallers in the east, Escaudain in the south, Hornaing in the west and Wandignies-Hamage in the northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 2,018 2,086 2,042 1,909 1.911 1,822 1.913 1,954
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Léger church
  • Saint-Léger church from the 18th century

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , p. 637.

Web links

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