Dimont

Dimont
Commune

Coat of arms
Dimont
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Dimont
Coordinates: 50°11′01″N 4°01′15″E / 50.1836°N 4.0208°E / 50.1836; 4.0208Coordinates: 50°11′01″N 4°01′15″E / 50.1836°N 4.0208°E / 50.1836; 4.0208
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Fourmies
Intercommunality vallées de la Solre, de la Thure et de l'Helpe
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Marie Lebrun
Area1 7.49 km2 (2.89 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 341
  Density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 59175 /59216
Elevation 149–211 m (489–692 ft)
(avg. 242 m or 794 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

It is about 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Maubeuge, and is 191 km (119 mi) from the capital, Paris

Heraldry

The arms of Dimont are blazoned :

Bendy Or and gules. (Avesnes-sur-Helpe, Cartignies, Damousies, Dimechaux, Dimont, Felleries, Larouillies, Lomme, and Ramousies use the same arms.)

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