Hampont
Hampont | |
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Location of Hampont  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| 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 1 | 11.23 km2 (4.34 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 212 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/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. | |
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
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