Beaumont-Hague

Beaumont-Hague is a former commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune La Hague.[2]

Beaumont-Hague
Part of La Hague
Rue Jallot
Coat of arms
Location of Beaumont-Hague
Beaumont-Hague Beaumont-Hague
Coordinates: 49°39′52″N 1°50′08″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	La Hague
Commune	La Hague
Area ^1	7.90 km^2 (3.05 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]	1,436
• Density	180/km^2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	50440
Elevation	5–179 m (16–587 ft) (avg. 166 m or 545 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	508	—
1800	538	+5.9%
1806	601	+11.7%
1821	838	+39.4%
1831	884	+5.5%
1836	895	+1.2%
1841	883	−1.3%
1846	839	−5.0%
1851	849	+1.2%
1856	801	−5.7%
1861	776	−3.1%
1866	706	−9.0%
1872	679	−3.8%
1876	665	−2.1%
1881	663	−0.3%
1886	634	−4.4%
1891	594	−6.3%
1896	614	+3.4%
1901	606	−1.3%
1906	632	+4.3%
1911	621	−1.7%
1921	550	−11.4%
1926	495	−10.0%
1931	480	−3.0%
1936	513	+6.9%
1946	559	+9.0%
1954	506	−9.5%
1962	474	−6.3%
1968	1,010	+113.1%
1975	1,005	−0.5%
1982	1,361	+35.4%
1990	1,714	+25.9%
1999	1,381	−19.4%
2006	1,291	−6.5%
2009	1,425	+10.4%

Heraldry

Arms of Beaumont-Hague

The arms of Beaumont-Hague are blazoned :Azure, on a chevron argent between 3 trefoils Or, 3 martlets azure the 2 in the base respectant. These arms are taken from those of the Jallot family (surviving), lords of Beaumont.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 27 September 2016 (in French)