Hampont

Commune in Grand Est, France
Coat of arms of Hampont
Coat of arms
Location of Hampont
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(2020–2026) Sylvain Scherrer[1]Area
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11.23 km2 (4.34 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
171 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
57290 /57170
Elevation207–321 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.

Hampont (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃pɔ̃]) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

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

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

External links

  • Media related to Hampont at Wikimedia Commons
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