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Hautmont 
Summary
Hautmont (French pronunciation: [omɔ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
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 The town hall in Hautmont | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 50°14′55″N 3°55′31″E / 50.2486°N 3.9253°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Canton | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| Intercommunality | Maubeuge Val de Sambre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Wilmotte[1] |
| Area 1 | 12.27 km2 (4.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 14,182 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59291 /59330 |
| Elevation | 123–184 m (404–604 ft) (avg. 132 m or 433 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is 5 km (3 mi) southwest of the centre of Maubeuge, and has 14,500 residents.
On August 3, 2008, a narrow but strong F4 tornado swept through the town, as well as Maubeuge, Neuf-Mesnil and Boussières-sur-Sambre[4] damaging hundreds of buildings, forty of which collapsed. The tornado killed three people and injured seventeen others.[5] The tornado was part of an outbreak that produced nine other tornadoes.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 17,870 | — |
| 1975 | 19,175 | +1.01% |
| 1982 | 18,461 | −0.54% |
| 1990 | 17,475 | −0.68% |
| 1999 | 16,029 | −0.96% |
| 2007 | 15,015 | −0.81% |
| 2012 | 14,115 | −1.23% |
| 2017 | 14,574 | +0.64% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Heraldry edit
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The arms of Hautmont are blazoned : Or, 3 chevrons sable. (Bersillies, Boeschepe, Boussières-sur-Sambre, Colleret, Cousolre, Flaumont-Waudrechies, Hautmont, Limont-Fontaine, Lompret, Masny, Neuville-en-Avesnois and Saint-Rémy-du-Nord use the same arms.) |
International relations edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ North France tornado kills three - BBC News
- ^ "European Severe Weather Database". Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Kalisz Official Website - Twin Towns".
(in English and Polish) © 2005-2008 Urząd Miejski Kalisz. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
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