Faumont | |
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_mairie.JPG&mode=clean) The town hall in Faumont | |
_Nord-France.svg&mode=clean) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Faumont | |
  Faumont  Faumont | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′40″N 3°08′17″E / 50.461°N 3.138°E / 50.461; 3.138 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Orchies |
| Intercommunality | Douaisis Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Florence Georges[1] |
Area 1 | 9.58 km2 (3.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,278 |
| • Density | 238/km2 (616/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59222 /59310 |
| Elevation | 27–46 m (89–151 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Faumont (French pronunciation: [fomɔ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,277 | — |
| 1975 | 1,342 | +0.71% |
| 1982 | 1,384 | +0.44% |
| 1990 | 1,663 | +2.32% |
| 1999 | 1,917 | +1.59% |
| 2007 | 2,097 | +1.13% |
| 2012 | 2,127 | +0.28% |
| 2017 | 2,172 | +0.42% |
| 2023 | 2,278 | +0.80% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Faumont are blazoned : Gyronny of 10 Or and azure, an inescutcheon gules. (Eringhem and Faumont use the same arms.)
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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