Hautmont

Hautmont is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Hautmont
Commune
The town hall in Hautmont
Coat of arms
Location of Hautmont
Hautmont Hautmont
Coordinates: 50°14′55″N 3°55′31″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
Area ^1	12.27 km^2 (4.74 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	14,574
• Density	1,200/km^2 (3,100/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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is 5 km (3.1 mi) southwest of the centre of Maubeuge, and has 16,000 residents.

In August 2008 an EF4 tornado swept through the town, damaging many buildings and resulting in the death of three people.[2] The tornado also affected Maubeuge, Neuf-Mesnil and Boussières-sur-Sambre.

Heraldry

Arms of Hautmont

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

Hautmont is twinned with Kalisz in Poland (since 1958).[3]

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. North France tornado kills three - BBC News
3. "Kalisz Official Website - Twin Towns". (in English and Polish) © 2005-2008 Urząd Miejski Kalisz. 2005. Archived from the original on 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2008-11-29.