Hélesmes
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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 | |
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 |
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 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
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Hélesmes in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture