Spiere-Helkijn
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State : | Belgium | |
Region : | Flanders | |
Province : | West Flanders | |
District : | Kortrijk | |
Coordinates : | 50 ° 43 ' N , 3 ° 22' E | |
Area : | 10.78 km² | |
Residents: | 2049 (Jan. 1, 2019) | |
Population density: | 190 inhabitants per km² | |
Post Code: | 8587 | |
Prefix: | 056 | |
Mayor: | Dirk Walraet | |
Local government address : |
Gemeentesecretaris Wout Lefebvre Oudenaardseweg 71 8587 Spiere-Helkijn |
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Website: | www.spiere-helkijn.be |
Spiere-Helkijn ( French Espierres-Helchin ) is a small Belgian municipality in the Flanders region with 2049 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019). It is located on the western, left bank of the Scheldt , which here forms the border with the Wallonia region . Spiere-Helkijn is a municipality with facilities .
location
Kortrijk is 11 kilometers (km) northwest, Tournai 12 km south, Lille 22 km southwest, Ghent 42 km north-northeast and Brussels about 70 km east-northeast.
Infrastructure
The next motorway exits are at Dottignies on the A17 and at Kortrijk on the A14 / E17 . The nearest regional train stations are located in Mouscron , Kortrijk and Anzegem , among others , and national express trains also stop in Lille and Gent. There is a regional airport near Lille and an international airport near the capital, Brussels.