Escautpont
Commune
The church square in Escautpont
The church square in Escautpont
Coat of arms of Escautpont
Coat of arms
Location of Escautpont
Escautpont is located in France
Escautpont
Escautpont
Escautpont is located in Hauts-de-France
Escautpont
Escautpont
Coordinates: 50°25′30″N 3°33′32″E / 50.425°N 3.559°E / 50.425; 3.559
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementValenciennes
CantonAnzin
IntercommunalityCA Porte du Hainaut
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joëlle Legrand[1]
Area
1
5.78 km2 (2.23 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
4,152
 • Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59207 /59278
Elevation17–41 m (56–135 ft)
(avg. 28 m or 92 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Escautpont (French pronunciation: [ekopɔ̃]; West Flemish: Schledebrug[3]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[4]

Name

Escautpont is the bridge (pont in French) over the Escaut (Scheldt river). Named in antiquity Scaldis Pons (same meaning in Latin) because there was, at this place, the only bridge on the Scheldt.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,757—    
1975 5,234−1.35%
1982 4,742−1.40%
1990 4,327−1.14%
1999 4,202−0.33%
2007 4,210+0.02%
2012 4,186−0.11%
2017 4,192+0.03%
Source: INSEE[5]

Heraldry

Arms of Escautpont
Arms of Escautpont
 The arms of Escautpont are blazoned :

Azure, semy de lys Or. = France Ancient (Ansacq, Brillon, Escaudain, Escautpont, Hélesmes, Hérin, Lecelles, Lieu-Saint-Amand, Lourches, Neuville-sur-Escaut, Rosult, Rumegies and Wignehies use the same arms.)



See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ https://www.crgfa.org/la-flandre/villes-et-villages
  4. ↑ INSEE commune file
  5. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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