Hampont (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃pɔ̃]) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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The church in Hampont | |
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Coordinates: 48°50′11″N 6°34′58″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Moselle |
Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
Canton | Le Saulnois |
Intercommunality | CC du Saulnois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Sylvain Scherrer[1] |
Area 1 | 11.23 km2 (4.34 sq mi) |
Population | 180 |
• Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
SS-Obergruppenführer Theodor Eicke (1892–1943), second commandant of the Dachau concentration camp, 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.
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