Dompierre-sur-Helpe

Dompierre-sur-Helpe

Coat of arms
Dompierre-sur-Helpe

Coordinates: 50°08′44″N 3°52′02″E / 50.1456°N 3.8672°E / 50.1456; 3.8672Coordinates: 50°08′44″N 3°52′02″E / 50.1456°N 3.8672°E / 50.1456; 3.8672
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Avesnes-sur-Helpe-Nord
Intercommunality Deux Helpes
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Pierre Libert
Area1 13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 1,036
  Density 78/km2 (200/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59177 / 59440
Elevation 132–191 m (433–627 ft)
(avg. 165 m or 541 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Dompierre-sur-Helpe is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Heraldry

The arms of Dompierre-sur-Helpe are blazoned :

Azure, a chevron argent between 3 eagles Or langued and armed gules. (Dompierre-sur-Helpe and Écuélin use the same arms.)

See also

References

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