Héloup
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Orne | |
| Arrondissement | Alencon | |
| Canton | Damigny | |
| Community association | Alencon | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 24 ' N , 0 ° 2' E | |
| height | 123-202 m | |
| surface | 12.96 km 2 | |
| Residents | 917 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 71 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 61250 | |
| INSEE code | 61203 | |
_Mairie.jpg) Town hall (Mairie) of Héloup |
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Héloup (also: Hesloup ) is a French municipality with 917 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Orne in the region of Normandy . Héloup belongs to the Arrondissement of Alençon and the canton of Damigny (until 2015: Canton Alençon-1 ). The municipality is part of the communauté urbaine d'Alençon . The inhabitants are called Hélouins .
geography
Héloup is located about five kilometers southwest of the city center of Alençon on the Sarthe River , which borders the municipality to the north and west. It belongs to the Normandy-Maine Regional Nature Park . Héloup is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Condé-sur-Sarthe in the north, Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis in the northeast, Arçonnay in the east, Bérus in the south and southeast, Gesnes-le-Gandelin in the south, Moulins-le-Carbonnel in the southwest as well Mieuxcé in the west.
The A12 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| population | 387 | 424 | 680 | 785 | 841 | 897 | 946 | 960 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- Sainte-Marie-Madeleine church
- Beauvais Castle
- Baudet Mill
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