Hélécine
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Hélécine ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}; Template:Langx; Template:Langx, {{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. It has a total area is 16.62 km2 and had total population of 3,068 as of January 1, 2006, giving it a population density of 185 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Linsmeau, Neerheylissem, and Opheylissem.
Name origin
Hélécine is of Germanic origin that means "dwelling of Hailo people".
Geography
The municipality comprise of 3 village: Linsmeau, Neerheylissem and Opheylissem, and the hamlet of Hamme. Further to the north is the Neerheylissem village which also contain the town hall. To the south is Opheylissem, and in the southeast is Linsmeel and Hamme.