Hem (north)
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Croix | |
| Community association | Métropole Européenne de Lille | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 39 ′ N , 3 ° 11 ′ E | |
| height | 20-52 m | |
| surface | 9.65 km 2 | |
| Residents | 18,617 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,929 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59510 | |
| INSEE code | 59299 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-hem.fr/ | |
 Saint-Corneille Church of Hem |
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Hem (NDL .: "Ham") is a northern French municipality with 18,617 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . The municipality is directly connected to the urban area of Roubaix in the north and belongs to the canton of Croix .
location
The community is close to the border with Belgium . Your urban area borders on Roubaix in the north . The municipalities of Lannoy and Lys-lez-Lannoy are to the northeast, Toufflers to the east, Sailly-lez-Lannoy to the southeast, Forest-sur-Marque to the south, Villeneuve-d'Ascq to the west and Croix to the northwest .
history
In the Middle Ages the place was already known as Ham or Hem . Textile manufacturers have been located in Hem since 1672. After the Second World War , the population rose over 10,000.
Attractions
- Houses in Hempempont, Monument historique since 1995
- lock
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Hem (North)
Community partnerships
- Mossley , UK, since 1972
- Wiehl , North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, since 1994
- Aljustrel , Portugal, since 2000
Personalities
- Alain Bondue (* 1959), cyclist
- Daouda Sow (* 1983), boxer, silver medalist at the 2008 Olympic Games (Beijing)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 946-950.
Web links
- Official website of the municipality
Individual evidence
- ^ De Nederlanden in Frankrijk, Jozef van Overstraeten, 1969