Helpe Majeure () is a river that runs through the
Nord department in the
Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...
region of France. It rises in the municipality of
Ohain, with about a third of its watershed in Belgium, near the town of
Momignies
Momignies (; pcd, Momgniye) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
On 1 January 2006 Momignies had a total population of 5,125. The total area is 85.58 km², which gives a population density of 60 inhabit ...
. The river initially marks the Franco-Belgian border as it flows north. Then it turns west and flows for to its confluence north of
Noyelles-sur-Sambre
Noyelles-sur-Sambre (, literally ''Noyelles on Sambre'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
Notable people
* Marcel Gromaire
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes ...
, as a southern tributary of the
Sambre
The Sambre (; nl, Samber, ) is a river in northern France and in Wallonia, Belgium. It is a left-bank tributary of the Meuse, which it joins in the Wallonian capital Namur.
The source of the Sambre is near Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache, in the Aisne ...
.
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See also
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Lac du Val-Joly
The Lac du Val-Joly is an artificial lake in France, constructed before the 1970s.
Located from the Belgian border, and close to Willies in the Nord département, asl on the course of the Helpe Majeure, a tributary of the Sambre.
It was cre ...
, an artificial lake in France, created by damming the Helpe Majeure
References
Rivers of the Ardennes (France)
Rivers of France
Rivers of Hauts-de-France
Rivers of Nord (French department)
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