Helpe Majeure () is a river that runs through the

Nord Nord, a word meaning "north" in several European languages, may refer to: Acronyms * National Organization for Rare Disorders, an American nonprofit organization * New Orleans Recreation Department, New Orleans, Louisiana, US Film and televisi ...

department in the

Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France (; ; ), also referred to in English as Upper France, is the northernmost region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its prefecture is Lille. ...

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 (; ) 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 inhabitants per km² ...

. 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, as a southern tributary of the

Sambre The Sambre () 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 department. ...

. Retrieved March 2014.

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Rivers of the Ardennes (France) Rivers of France Rivers of Hauts-de-France Rivers of Nord (French department) {{France-river-stub

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