Escautpont
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes | |
| Canton | Anzin | |
| Community association | Porte du Hainaut | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 26 ' N , 3 ° 34' E | |
| height | 17-41 m | |
| surface | 5.78 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,192 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 725 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59278 | |
| INSEE code | 59207 | |
| Website | http://www.escautpont.fr/ | |
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Escautpont ( Flemish : Scheldebrug ) is a French municipality with 4192 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . Escautpont belongs to the arrondissement of Valenciennes and the canton of Anzin . The inhabitants are called Escautpontois (es) .
geography
Escautpont is located on the edge of the Regional Nature Park Scarpe-Schelde (French: Parc naturel régional Scarpe-Escaut ) on the canalized Scheldt near the border with Belgium . Escautpont is surrounded by the neighboring parishes of Odomez in the north, Fresnes-sur-Escaut in the east and northeast, Onnaing in the southeast, Bruay-sur-l'Escaut in the south and southwest, Raismes in the west and Bruille-Saint-Amand in the northwest.
history
The historical name pons Scaldis indicates the early crossing of the Scheldt. Presumably it was a Roman bridge construction on the Roman road from Bavay to Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Residents
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| Residents | 5,953 | 5,757 | 5,234 | 4,742 | 4,327 | 4,202 | 4.210 | 4,227 |
Attractions
- Former Thiers colliery of the Anzin mines
- Saint-Amand church
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , p. 575.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Escautpont in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture