Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe

Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe
The town hall in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe
Coat of arms of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe
Map
Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe is located in France
Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe
Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe
Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe is located in Hauts-de-France
Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe
Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe
Coordinates: 50°07′56″N 3°54′16″E / 50.1322°N 3.9044°E / 50.1322; 3.9044
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementAvesnes-sur-Helpe
CantonAvesnes-sur-Helpe
IntercommunalityCœur de l'Avesnois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nicolas Dosen[1]
Area
1
15.41 km2 (5.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
800
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59534 /59440
Elevation140–206 m (459–676 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ilɛʁ syʁ ɛlp], literally Saint-Hilaire on Helpe) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Geography

Climate

Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe is 10.5 °C (50.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 802.4 mm (31.59 in) with August as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 18.5 °C (65.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.1 °C (37.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe was 39.0 °C (102.2 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −18.5 °C (−1.3 °F) on 7 January 2009.

Climate data for Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe (1991−2020 normals, extremes 2004−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 13.8
(56.8) 		20.1
(68.2) 		24.7
(76.5) 		27.8
(82.0) 		31.5
(88.7) 		35.0
(95.0) 		39.0
(102.2) 		36.6
(97.9) 		34.5
(94.1) 		27.1
(80.8) 		20.2
(68.4) 		14.7
(58.5) 		39.0
(102.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.5
(41.9) 		6.4
(43.5) 		10.3
(50.5) 		15.4
(59.7) 		18.5
(65.3) 		21.8
(71.2) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.0
(73.4) 		20.1
(68.2) 		15.2
(59.4) 		9.6
(49.3) 		6.1
(43.0) 		14.7
(58.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6) 		3.6
(38.5) 		6.3
(43.3) 		10.1
(50.2) 		13.2
(55.8) 		16.5
(61.7) 		18.5
(65.3) 		17.8
(64.0) 		15.0
(59.0) 		11.5
(52.7) 		6.9
(44.4) 		3.8
(38.8) 		10.5
(50.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.8
(33.4) 		0.7
(33.3) 		2.4
(36.3) 		4.8
(40.6) 		8.0
(46.4) 		11.3
(52.3) 		13.1
(55.6) 		12.5
(54.5) 		10.0
(50.0) 		7.8
(46.0) 		4.2
(39.6) 		1.5
(34.7) 		6.4
(43.5)
Record low °C (°F) −18.5
(−1.3) 		−16.1
(3.0) 		−12.0
(10.4) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		−1.6
(29.1) 		1.6
(34.9) 		3.5
(38.3) 		4.8
(40.6) 		1.3
(34.3) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−6.4
(20.5) 		−12.0
(10.4) 		−18.5
(−1.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 61.9
(2.44) 		64.1
(2.52) 		64.5
(2.54) 		42.6
(1.68) 		69.2
(2.72) 		71.5
(2.81) 		72.0
(2.83) 		86.6
(3.41) 		51.2
(2.02) 		66.0
(2.60) 		68.1
(2.68) 		84.7
(3.33) 		802.4
(31.59)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12.4 11.6 11.1 8.4 10.9 9.3 10.3 10.9 8.8 11.2 12.7 14.0 131.6
Source: Météo-France[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe
Arms of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe
 The arms of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe are blazoned :
Azure, a cross moline argent, charged with a mullet of 6 points azure.



See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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