Hampont

Hampont is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Hampont
The church in Hampont
Coat of arms
Location of Hampont
Hampont
Hampont
Coordinates: 48°50′11″N 6°34′58″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarrebourg-Château-Salins
CantonLe Saulnois
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du Saulnois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Guy Boue
Area
1
11.23 km2 (4.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
185
  Density16/km2 (43/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.

History

The SS-Obergruppenführer Theodor Eicke (1892–1943) 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



  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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