Helpe Majeure
River in France
50°10′21″N 3°47′46″E / 50.1725°N 3.7962°E / 50.1725; 3.7962Helpe Majeure (French pronunciation: [ɛlp maʒœʁ]) is a river that runs through the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France 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
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