Hautmont (French pronunciation: [omɔ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
It is 5 km (3 mi) southwest of the centre of Maubeuge, and has 14,500 residents.
On 3 August 2008 a narrow but strong F4 tornado swept through the town, as well as Maubeuge, Neuf-Mesnil and Boussières-sur-Sambre[4] damaging hundreds of buildings, forty of which collapsed. The tornado killed three people and injured seventeen others.[5] The tornado was part of an outbreak that produced nine other tornadoes.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 17,870 | — |
| 1975 | 19,175 | +1.01% |
| 1982 | 18,461 | −0.54% |
| 1990 | 17,475 | −0.68% |
| 1999 | 16,029 | −0.96% |
| 2007 | 15,015 | −0.81% |
| 2012 | 14,115 | −1.23% |
| 2017 | 14,574 | +0.64% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Heraldry
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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.)
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International relations
Hautmont is twinned with Kalisz in Poland (since 1958).[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ North France tornado kills three - BBC News
- ^ "European Severe Weather Database". Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Kalisz Official Website - Twin Towns".
(in English and Polish) © 2005-2008 Urząd Miejski Kalisz. 2005. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2008.
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