Rivière· 14 segments
L'Helpe Majeure
Crosses 2 administrative regions : Hainaut, Nord
Total length
72km
Max discharge
9,7m³/s
Max Strahler
4
Segments matched
14
River geography2 admin regions · 29 communes
2 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
29 communes (L5)For countries with L5
- Eppe-Sauvage6.50 km
- Noyelles-sur-Sambre4.48 km
- Sémeries4.45 km
- Moustier-en-Fagne4.03 km
- Ramousies4.01 km
- Dompierre-sur-Helpe3.96 km
- Saint-Hilaire-sur-Helpe3.64 km
- Trélon3.10 km
- Maroilles3.00 km
- Willies2.92 km
- Liessies2.62 km
- Wallers-en-Fagne2.56 km
- Taisnières-en-Thiérache2.28 km
- Felleries2.25 km
- Flaumont-Waudrechies2.03 km
- Baives1.79 km
- Marbaix1.53 km
- Avesnes-sur-Helpe1.51 km
- Sassegnies1.22 km
- Avesnelles0.84 km
- Locquignol0.00 km
- Clairfayts0.00 km
- Sars-Poteries0.00 km
- Berlaimont0.00 km
- Aulnoye-Aymeries0.00 km
- Haut-Lieu0.00 km
- Leval0.00 km
- Bas-Lieu0.00 km
- Ohain0.00 km
15 intersecting protected areas
Avesnois
IUCN VRegional Nature Park
National park - core area
Forêt, bocage, étangs de Thiérache
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Vallée de la Sambre
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Special Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Bois de Vieux Sart et de Montbliart
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Bois de Vieux Sart et de Montbliart
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Land acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
rnr des monts de baives
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
6 more protected areassorted by area
Prairies Du Val De Sambre
IUCN IVRegional Nature Reserve
Monts De Baives
IUCN IVRegional Nature Reserve
Land acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
prairies d eppe sauvage
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
prairies de la maresse
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
prairies du fosse du roy
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
1 page = 1 named river (aggregation of 14 HydroRIVERS v10 segments). Spatial join cached after first hit.
Species present
885 distinct species · 6 264 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de L'Helpe Majeure : 25 espèces reliées par 117 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 17.6%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)
Total length
72km
Max discharge
9,7m³/s
Max Strahler
4
Segments matched
14
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.