Boulogne-sur-Helpe

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Boulogne-sur-Helpe

(2020–2026) Nadine Majka^[1]Area

8.7 km² (3.4 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

310 • Density36/km² (92/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59093 /59440

Elevation144–207 m (472–679 ft)
(avg. 177 m or 581 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Boulogne-sur-Helpe (French pronunciation: [bulɔɲ syʁ ɛlp], literally Boulogne on Helpe) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	387	—
1975	346	−1.59%
1982	315	−1.33%
1990	319	+0.16%
1999	317	−0.07%
2009	330	+0.40%
2014	328	−0.12%
2020	325	−0.15%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Boulogne-sur-Helpe are blazoned :

Argent, 3 fesses gules. (Boulogne-sur-Helpe and Petit-Fayt use the same arms.)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE