Hecq

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Hecq
Coat of arms of Hecq
Hecq (France)
Hecq
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Community association Pays de Mormal
Coordinates 50 ° 11 ′  N , 3 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 11 ′  N , 3 ° 39 ′  E
height 138-156 m
surface 1.36 km 2
Residents 360 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 265 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59530
INSEE code 59296

Town hall and school building

Hecq is a municipality in the north of France . It belongs to the Hauts-de-France region , the Nord department , the Avesnes-sur-Helpe arrondissement and the Avesnes-sur-Helpe canton (until 2015: Le Quesnoy-Est canton ). It borders on Englefontaine in the north, Locquignol in the east, Preux-au-Bois in the south and Poix-du-Nord in the west . The residents call themselves Hecquois .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2013
Residents 237 242 228 187 259 270 341 353

Attractions

  • Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel chapel
  • Saint-Sébastien Chapel
  • Saint-Saulve church from 1766

  • Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel chapel

  • Saint-Sébastien Chapel

  • Saint-Saulve church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1328-1329.

Web links

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