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Also known as Ham
commune in Nord, France
OverviewAI-generated
Hem is a commune in France, situated within the Nord department and the Lille metropolis. It lies in the Hauts-de-France region, specifically within the arrondissement of Lille and the canton of Lannoy. The town shares borders with Toufflers, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Croix, and Forest-sur-Marque. Its official name is Hem, and it has an area of 9.65 square kilometers with an elevation of 52 meters above sea level.
The population of Hem is recorded as 19,114, comprising 8,905 males and 9,712 females. Another source lists the population as 19,699. The head of government is Francis Vercamer. Hem is twinned with Wiehl, Mossley, and Aljustrel. The postal code for the area is 59510.
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Place details
- Locality
- Hem
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 19,699
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Department
- Nord
- Arrondissement
- Lille
- Canton
- Croix
- Intercommunality
- Métropole Européenne de Lille
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Val Queste
- Area
- 9.65 km (3.73 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 18,582
- Density
- 1,930/km (4,990/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 59299 /59510
- Elevation
- 45 m (148 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Hem
- Country
- France
- Located in
- canton of Lannoy
- Population
- 18582
- Area
- 9.65
- Elevation
- 37
- Shares border with
- Sailly-lez-Lannoy
- Official website
- www.ville-hem.fr
- Image
- Hem eglise.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Aljustrel
- Commons category
- Hem (Nord)
- postal code
- 59510
- associated electoral district
- canton of Croix
- male population
- 8905
- female population
- 9712
- social media followers
- 1347
- P8168
- Dusan Djurić
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-20-66-58-00
- fax number
- +33-3-20-66-58-05
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Encyclopedic overview
Hem ( French pronunciation: [ɛm]; Dutch: Ham) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is located near the city of Roubaix.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hem” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.