Bachant
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | North | |
Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
Canton | Aulnoye Aymeries | |
Community association | Maubeuge Val de Sambre | |
Coordinates | 50 ° 13 ' N , 3 ° 52' E | |
height | 127-169 m | |
surface | 9.37 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,324 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 248 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 59138 | |
INSEE code | 59041 | |
Website | http://www.mairie-bachant.fr/ | |
![]() Bachant Town Hall |
Bachant is a French commune with 2,324 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe and the canton of Aulnoye-Aymeries (until 2015: canton of Berlaimont ). The inhabitants are called Pontois .
geography
Bachant is located about 14 kilometers south-southwest of Maubeuge in the Avesnois Regional Nature Park on the Sambre River . Bachant is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Remy-du-Nord in the north and northeast, Limont-Fontaine in the east, Écuélin in the southeast, Saint-Remy-Chaussée in the south, Aulnoye-Aymeries in the west and Pont-sur-Sambre in the northwest.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
Residents | 2568 | 2750 | 2692 | 2534 | 2498 | 2368 | 2400 | 2392 |
Attractions
- Saint-Géry church from 1718
- Calvaire
- Saint-Antoine de Padoue chapel
Community partnerships
There is a partnership with Gernrode , a district of the German community of Quedlinburg in Saxony-Anhalt .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , p. 289.
Web links
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Bachant in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture