Bachant

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Bachant
Bachant coat of arms
Bachant (France)
Bachant
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 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
  • 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

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