Jeumont

Jeumont
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	North
Arrondissement	Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton	Eye of the mouth
Community association	Maubeuge Val de Sambre
Coordinates	50 ° 18 ′  N , 4 ° 6 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 18 ′  N , 4 ° 6 ′  E
height	122-201 m
surface	10.21 km 2
Residents	10,159 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	995 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	59460
INSEE code	59324
Website	http://www.mairie-jeumont.fr/
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Jeumont is a French city with 10,159 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . The inhabitants are called Jeumontois .

geography

Jeumont is located 9 kilometers northeast of Maubeuge, on the border with Belgium, only 0.6 kilometers from Erquelinnes . The Sambre runs canalized through the city. The D649 and D336 cross the urban area.

history

In Gallo-Roman times , Jeumont was on the Roman road from Bavay ( Bagacum Nerviorum ) to Trier ( Augusta Treverorum ). The name of the city is derived from Iovis mons , "Jupiterberg".

In the 13th century the place was a fiefdom of the Seigneurs of Barbençon (now part of Beaumont ), who built a castle, of which only ruins have been preserved.

politics

Jeumont belongs to the municipality of Agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre . Since 1973 there has been a town partnership with Krettnich and Lockweiler, two districts of Wadern in Saarland .

Attractions

The ruins of a medieval castle in the rue du Château (Burgstrasse) have been included in the supplementary directory of the Monuments historiques since 1997 .

The Saint-Martin church was built in the 18th century in place of an older church. In the church there are several objects classified as Monument historique , including the tombstone of a pastor who died in 1494, the tombstone of a seigneur and his wife from the second half of the 16th century and the tombstone of Jean de Kessel, Vogt von Jeumont, who died in 1700, and his wife Anne de La Biche.

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Jeumont

economy

In Jeumont electrical machines, motors and cables are manufactured and marble is worked.

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1237-1238.

Web links

Commons : Jeumont  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Jeumont on annuaire-mairie.fr (French). Retrieved October 29, 2009
2. ^ Jeumont in the Base Mérimée des Ministère de la culture (French). Retrieved October 29, 2009
3. ^ Jeumont in Base Palissy (French) Retrieved October 29, 2009
4. ↑ Historique on mairie-jeumont.fr (French).