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.
Visitor tips La Coupole - History Center and Planetarium
General tips:
1) if you are looking for other nearby attractions, consult our Tourist map of Top.Vlaanderen.
2) You can consult our overview lists: by category ( e.g. timeline, size, ...) or by region
3) You can also always consult tourist services: see our overview of tourist services
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, Helfaut, Hauts-de-France, France
Geographic coordinates:
– Google Maps: Latitude = 50.7058904 – Longitude = 2.2413077
– Open Street Maps: Latitude = 50.705169 – Longitude = 2.243693
– Altitude h = 53 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
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22:00
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8° | 10°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 10 Km/h | 93 % | 1020 mb |
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22:00
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4° | 9°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 10 Km/h | 92 % | 1020 mb |
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Mon Jan 26
10:00 p.m.
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2° | 7°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 11 Km/h | 91 % | 1020 mb |
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Tue Jan 26
10:00 p.m.
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4° | 9°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 11 Km/h | 91 % | 1020 mb |
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Wed Jan 26
10:00 p.m.
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2° | 9°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 22 Km/h | 89 % | 1012 mb |
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8° | 8°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 9 Km/h | 93 % | 1016 mb |
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9° | 10°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 10 Km/h | 90 % | 1016 mb |
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10° | 10°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 9 Km/h | 88 % | 1017 mb |
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19:00
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8° | 8°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 7 Km/h | 90 % | 1019 mb |
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22:00
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8° | 8°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 10 Km/h | 92 % | 1020 mb |
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01:00
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7° | 7°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 8 Km/h | 91 % | 1020 mb |
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Starry sky above La Coupole - History Center and Planetarium
Internet information from and 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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