Faumont
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region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | North | |
Arrondissement | Douai | |
Canton | Orchies | |
Community association | Douaisis | |
Coordinates | 50 ° 27 ' N , 3 ° 12' E | |
height | 27-46 m | |
surface | 9.58 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,172 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 227 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 59310 | |
INSEE code | 59222 | |
Website | http://www.faumont.fr/ | |
Faumont Town Hall |
Faumont is a commune with 2,172 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Douai and the Canton of Orchies . The inhabitants are called Faumontois (es) .
geography
Faumont is about ten kilometers north-northeast of Douai . Faumont is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bersée in the north, Coutiches in the east, Flines-lez-Raches in the south-east, Râches in the south, Raimbeaucourt in the south-west, Moncheaux in the west and Mons-en-Pévèle in the north-west.
history
Until 1830 the parish was part of the municipality of Coutiches.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
Residents | 1,248 | 1,277 | 1,342 | 1,384 | 1,663 | 1.917 | 2,090 | 2.127 |
Attractions
- Saint-Roch church
- World War II British military cemetery
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1280-1281.
Web links
Commons : Faumont - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Faumont in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture