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Helfaut (French pronunciation: [ɛlfo]; West Flemish: Helveld; Picard: Hérfauw) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Helfaut
Helveld
Commune
The town hall and schools of Helfaut
Location of Helfaut
Helfaut
Helfaut
Coordinates: 50°41′54″N 2°14′38″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonLonguenesse
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Francis Marquant[1]
Area
1
8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
1,720
  Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62423 /62570
Elevation23–95 m (75–312 ft)
(avg. 92 m or 302 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography


A large village situated 4 miles (6 km) south of Saint-Omer, at the D195 and D198 crossroads. It is located on a geological formation called the "plateau d'Helfaut", which separates the Aa valley to the north from the Lys valley, to the south. The commune is home to a unique geological heritage, resulting in an unusual landscape. The sides of the old quarries alongside the plateau display many geological strata. The quarries of Heuringhem and Blendecques have collapsed as a result of soil creep. The commune gave its name to 'Dilluvium d’Helfaut', a flint and clay formation rare in France and Europe. The commune is home to many rare and protected species in a heathland landscape, which is unusual for northern France and justified the creation of a nature reserve (Les Landes d'Helfaut).


Population


The inhabitants are called Helfalois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,139    
1975 1,248+1.31%
1982 1,426+1.92%
1990 1,671+2.00%
1999 1,693+0.15%
2007 1,750+0.41%
2012 1,596−1.83%
2017 1,697+1.23%
Source: INSEE[4]

History


The village was subject to much damage during World War II, as it was here that the Germans sited La coupole, an underground bunker, housing a huge concrete dome built by the Nazis between 1943 and 1944. Initially this bunker was to serve as a base to launch V2 rockets, but it never entered service because of the many bombing raids by the Allies. The Dome has been transformed into a museum.[5]


Places of interest



See also



References


  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. "Journées européennes du patrimoine, dossier de presse" (PDF). Ministère de la culture. p. 95. Retrieved 23 June 2022.




На других языках


[de] Helfaut

Helfaut (niederländisch Helveld) ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 1.720 Einwohnern (Stand: 1. Januar 2019) im Département Pas-de-Calais und der Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais. Die Gemeinde gehört zum Arrondissement Saint-Omer und ist Teil des Kantons Longuenesse (bis 2015: Kanton Arques). Die Einwohner werden Helfalois genannt.
- [en] Helfaut

[ru] Эльфо

Эльфо (фр. Helfaut) — коммуна во Франции, регион О-де-Франс, департамент Па-де-Кале, округ Сент-Омер, кантон Лонгнесс. Расположен в 62 км к северо-западу от Арраса и в 42 км к юго-востоку от Кале, в 1 км от автомагистрали А26 «Англия».



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