Helpe Majeure
"Helpe" redirects here. For Helpe Minor, see Helpe Mineure.
The Weir in Avesnes-sur-Helpe
The river Helpe Majeure (Helpe Major) runs through the Nord department, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Region of France. It rises in the municipality of Ohain, with about a third of its watershed in Belgium, near the town of Momignies. The river initially marks the Franco-Belgian border as it flows north. Then it turns west and flows for 69 kilometres (43 mi) to its confluence north of Noyelles-sur-Sambre, as a southern tributary of the Sambre.[1]
See also
- Lac du Val-Joly, an artificial lake in France, created by damming the Helpe Majeure
References
- ↑ (French) Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Helpe Majeure (D0150650)". Retrieved March 2014.
Coordinates: 50°10′N 3°48′E / 50.167°N 3.800°E
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