Haramont (French pronunciation: [aʁamɔ̃]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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Haramont | |
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Commune | |
The church of Haramont | |
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Coordinates: 49°16′44″N 3°03′45″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Aisne |
Arrondissement | Soissons |
Canton | Villers-Cotterêts |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Chauvin |
Area 1 | 12.24 km2 (4.73 sq mi) |
Population | 574 |
• Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 02368 /02600 |
Elevation | 75–243 m (246–797 ft) (avg. 138 m or 453 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 383 | — |
1968 | 359 | −6.3% |
1975 | 393 | +9.5% |
1982 | 441 | +12.2% |
1990 | 518 | +17.5% |
1999 | 573 | +10.6% |
2008 | 605 | +5.6% |
Haramont has 17 historical monuments listed in the French Ministry of Culture database.[2] Most notable are:
Alexandre Dumas, lived in the Manoir des Fossés during his youth. His novels Ange Pitou and Le Meneur de loups (The Wolf Leader) are set partly in the commune.
In the introduction to Le Meneur de loups, he writes:
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