Spiere-Helkijn

Spiere-Helkijn
Spiere-Helkijn
State :	Belgium
Region :	Flanders
Province :	West Flanders
District :	Kortrijk
Coordinates :	50 ° 43 '  N , 3 ° 22'  E 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
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.

Web links

Commons : Spiere-Helkijn  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality of Spiere-Helkijn (Dutch)

Sint Amandus en Heilig Hart Church in the Spiere district