Hampont

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Hampont
Coat of arms of Hampont
Coat of arms
Hampont is located in France
Hampont
Hampont
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Location within Lorraine region
Hampont is located in Lorraine
Hampont
Hampont
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Country France
Region Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Arrondissement of Château-Salins
Canton Canton of Château-Salins
Intercommunality Communauté de communes du Saulnois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Guy Boue
Area1 11.23 km2 (4.34 sq mi)
Population (1999)2 212
 • Density 19/km2 (49/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 57290 / 57170
Elevation 207–321 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

History

TheSS-Obergruppenführer Theodor Eicke (1892–1943) was born here in 1892.

The town was formally known by the German name Hudingen between 1915–18 and Hüdingen over 1940 and 1944.

See also

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