| 词条 | Hem, Nord |
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|name = Hem |commune status = Commune |image = Hem eglise.jpg |image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Hem (59) Nord-France.svg |region = Nord-Pas-de-Calais |department = Nord |arrondissement = Lille |canton = Croix |INSEE = 59299 |postal code = 59510 |mayor = Pascal Nys |term = 2017-2020 |intercommunality = Métropole Européenne de Lille |coordinates = {{coord|50.6558|3.1886|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 45 |elevation min m = |elevation max m = |area km2 = 9.65 |population = 19010 |population date = 2015 }} Hem is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is located near the city of Roubaix. HistoryHem is one of the oldest communes in the North of France. Originally known as ‘Ham’, it became ‘Hem’ during the 14th century. The name means ‘the dwelling-place’ and suggests a large number of households of the size of a hamlet. A territory of around {{convert|9.65|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, Hem at the beginning of the 19th century numbered just 4 876 inhabitants. It was at first essentially an agricultural centre with the fine plains of Hauts-Champs, Longchamp, Beaumont and Le Civron, but would reach the height of its industrial prosperity in 1900 although there would still be 41 farmers. It was after the Second World War that the population of Hem began to grow rapidly. In the space of twenty years, Hem's population quadrupled. The town's former centre found itself increasingly pushed towards the town limits; the new housing was largely concentrated around the north of the town and would accommodate almost 50 per cent of the population. This housing would count for 72 per cent of the total housing of Hem but only 15 per cent of the total area of the town. Unfortunately, the employment offered by the various firms and retail outlets of the town would not keep pace with the town's growth. In 1975, only 2 200 jobs were on offer to a potential workforce of 7 890 people (almost half of whom were manual workers). From the mid-1970s, with deindustrialisation, the town's population began experiencing slow but regular decline. Since the 1990s, the municipal authority of Hem has prioritized the town’s economic prosperity; as a result, around 15 new firms have set up in the town. Heraldry{{Blazon-arms| img1=Blason de la ville de Hem (59) Nord-France.svg | legend1=Arms of Hem | text=The arms of Hem are blazoned : {{SharedArms|Ar.ch.gu}} }} MonumentsThe Chapelle Sainte Thérèse (Saint Theresa's Chapel) was consecrated in 1958 by Cardinal Achille Liénart, Bishop of Lille. It was designed by the Swiss architect Hermann Baur. Its shape is reminiscent of a barn. It contains numerous works of modern art, including two walls of stained glass produced by Alfred Manessier. A scene from the French film The Dreamlife of Angels was shot within the Chapel. People
Twin townsHem is twinned with the following towns:
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External links{{commons category|Hem (Nord)}}
1 : Communes of Nord (French department) |
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