Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe

(2020–2026) Nicolas Dosen^[1]Area

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 a 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

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

References

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