Hampont
Hampont is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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 The church in Hampont | |
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Location of Hampont 
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| Coordinates: 48°50′11″N 6°34′58″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
| Canton | Le Saulnois |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Saulnois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Guy Boue |
| Area 1 | 11.23 km2 (4.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 185 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57290 /57170 |
| Elevation | 207–321 m (679–1,053 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
SS-Obergruppenführer Theodor Eicke (1892–1943), second commandant of the Dachau concentration camp, was born here in 1892.
The town was formally known by the German name Hudingen between 1871 and 1918 and Hüdingen between 1940 and 1944.
See also
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References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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