Hautmont
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
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| Coordinates: 50°14′55″N 3°55′31″E / 50.2486°N 3.9253°ECoordinates: 50°14′55″N 3°55′31″E / 50.2486°N 3.9253°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
| Canton | Hautmont (chef-lieu) | |
| Intercommunality | Sambre - Avesnois | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014n EF) | Joël Wilmotte | |
| Area1 | 12.27 km2 (4.74 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 16,021 | |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59291 / 59330 | |
| Elevation | 123–184 m (404–604 ft) (avg. 132 m or 433 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Hautmont is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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. The tornado also affected Maubeuge, Neuf-Mesnil and Boussières-sur-Sambre.
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.)
Kamianets-Podilskyi is twinned with:
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