La Coupole - Centre d'histoire et Planétarium (Helfaut, France)
General information about La Coupole - History Center and Planetarium
"La Coupole" is an impressive V2 missile base from World War II. Concrete walls as much as 6 meters thick! Beautiful and interesting exhibition rooms. Unique! There is also a 3D planetarium. Definitely worth a visit. This site is among the Top 10 paying culture sites in northern France.
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Helfaut, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, Frankrijk: 1.732 inwoners op 9 km². | ||||
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Samenwerkingsverband: CA du Pays de Saint-Omer. Parent tourist regions: | ||||
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Tip: "La Coupole" is also just 5 km (south) from Saint-Omer. Possibly to combine with a visit to the cathedral of Saint-Omer or the marshes of Klaarmares.
Geographical information
Address: Route Départementale 210, 62570 Helfaut, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France
Geographic coordinates:
– Google Maps: Latitude = 50.7058904 – Longitude = 2.2413077
– OpenStreetMap: Latitude = 50.705169 – Longitude = 2.243693
– Altitude h = 60 m
Location of La Coupole - Centre d'histoire et Planétarium on:
Tourist map of Top.Vlaanderen – Google Maps – OpenStreetMap.
Route to La Coupole - Centre d'histoire et Planétarium: Route via Google Maps
Meteo
26°C
| Day | Condition | Temperature | Precipitation | Rain Chance | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
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Today
9:00 p.m.
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 light rain
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19° | 30°°C | 0.81 mm | 81% | 18 Km/h | 74 % | 1023 mb |
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Tomorrow
9:00 p.m.
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 light rain
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17° | 28°°C | 0.23 mm | 23% | 16 Km/h | 82 % | 1022 mb |
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Sat, May 26
9:00 PM
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light rain
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15° | 24°°C | 0.77 mm | 77% | 20 Km/h | 87 % | 1016 mb |
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Sun, May 26
9:00 PM
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light rain
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13° | 23°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 16 Km/h | 91 % | 1017 mb |
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ma jun 26
21:00
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light rain
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15° | 21°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 29 Km/h | 97 % | 1011 mb |
| Hour | Condition | Temperature | Precipitation | Rain Chance | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
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Today
12:00
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cloudy
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29° | 30°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 18 Km/h | 52 % | 1022 mb |
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Today
3:00 p.m.
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light rain
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28° | 29°°C | 0.58 mm | 58% | 16 Km/h | 56 % | 1022 mb |
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Today
6:00 p.m.
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light rain
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19° | 23°°C | 0.81 mm | 81% | 16 Km/h | 67 % | 1023 mb |
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Today
9:00 p.m.
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 cloudy
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19° | 19°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 6 Km/h | 74 % | 1022 mb |
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Tomorrow
12:00 AM
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cloudy
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18° | 18°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 7 Km/h | 82 % | 1022 mb |
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Tomorrow
03:00
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partly cloudy
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17° | 17°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 5 Km/h | 82 % | 1021 mb |
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Tomorrow
06:00
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cloudy
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19° | 19°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 3 Km/h | 70 % | 1021 mb |
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Tomorrow
09:00
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 slightly cloudy
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24° | 24°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 4 Km/h | 53 % | 1021 mb |
Online information about La Coupole - History Center and Planetarium
Visitor numbers: 142,700 visitors (2018), average of 130 to 140,000 per year (2025)
La Coupole'sinternet media:
Official website – Facebook – Wikipedia: NL – FR – EN
Tourist Office“Pays de St. Omer – Office de Tourisme et des Congrès”
Administrative – Website – Facebook – Instagram
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