Hampont
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| Hampont | ||
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  Hampont | ||
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Location within Lorraine region  Hampont | ||
| Coordinates: 48°50′11″N 6°34′58″E / 48.8364°N 6.5828°ECoordinates: 48°50′11″N 6°34′58″E / 48.8364°N 6.5828°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | 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 | |
| Area | ||
| • Land1 | 11.23 km2 (4.34 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999) | ||
| • Population2 | 212 | |
| • Population2 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) | |
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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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Hampont is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.
History
The Nazi SS-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
- Communes of the Moselle department
- Parc naturel régional de Lorraine
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