Escautpont

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Escautpont

(2020–2026) Joëlle Legrand^[1]Area

5.78 km² (2.23 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

4,152 • Density720/km² (1,900/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59207 /59278

Elevation17–41 m (56–135 ft)
(avg. 28 m or 92 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Escautpont (French pronunciation: [ekopɔ̃]; West Flemish: Schledebrug^[3]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[4]

Name

Escautpont is the bridge (pont in French) over the Escaut (Scheldt river). Named in antiquity Scaldis Pons (same meaning in Latin) because there was, at this place, the only bridge on the Scheldt.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,757	—
1975	5,234	−1.35%
1982	4,742	−1.40%
1990	4,327	−1.14%
1999	4,202	−0.33%
2007	4,210	+0.02%
2012	4,186	−0.11%
2017	4,192	+0.03%
Source: INSEE^[5]

Heraldry

The arms of Escautpont are blazoned :

Azure, semy de lys Or. = France Ancient (Ansacq, Brillon, Escaudain, Escautpont, Hélesmes, Hérin, Lecelles, Lieu-Saint-Amand, Lourches, Neuville-sur-Escaut, Rosult, Rumegies and Wignehies use the same arms.)

References

^ "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.
^ "Villes et villages | CRGFA".
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE