Villers-Hélon

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Villers-Hélon
Villers-Hélon (France)
Villers-Hélon
region Hauts-de-France
Department Aisne
Arrondissement Soissons
Canton Villers-Cotterêts
Community association Communauté de communes Retz en Valois
Coordinates 49 ° 16 ′  N , 3 ° 16 ′  E Coordinates: 49 ° 16 ′  N , 3 ° 16 ′  E
height 85-193 m
surface 8.07 km 2
Residents 217 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 27 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 02600
INSEE code

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Villers-Hélon is a French municipality with 217 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Aisne in the region of Hauts-de-France (former Region: Picardie ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Soissons and is part of the canton of Villers-Cotterêts .

geography

The community with the district of La Tuilerie is located around 13 km south of Soissons on the Savières river , which flows into the Ourcq . Neighboring communities are Vierzy in the north, Saint-Rémy-Blanzy in the east, Louâtre in the south-west and Longpont in the north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2009 2015
Residents 229 175 146 148 173 188 221 223
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Church and war memorial
  • The church of Saint-Martin, which dates back to the 12th century and was damaged in the First World War , classified as a Monument historique in 1921 ( Base Mérimée PA00115988).
  • The castle from the 15th to 18th centuries, registered as a monument historique in 1995 ( Base Mérimée PA00135572).
  • The war memorial (Monument aux morts).

Web links

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