Hautmont
Hautmont (French pronunciation: [omɔ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is 5 km (3 mi) southwest of the centre of Maubeuge, and has 14,500 residents.
On August 3, 2008, a narrow but strong F4 tornado swept through the town, as well as Maubeuge, Neuf-Mesnil and Boussières-sur-Sambre damaging hundreds of buildings, forty of which collapsed. The tornado killed three people and injured seventeen others. The tornado was part of an outbreak that produced nine other tornadoes.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 17,870 | — |
| 1975 | 19,175 | +1.01% |
| 1982 | 18,461 | −0.54% |
| 1990 | 17,475 | −0.68% |
| 1999 | 16,029 | −0.96% |
| 2007 | 15,015 | −0.81% |
| 2012 | 14,115 | −1.23% |
| 2017 | 14,574 | +0.64% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Hautmont are blazoned : Or, 3 chevrons sable. (Bersillies, Boeschepe, Boussières-sur-Sambre, Colleret, Cousolre, Flaumont-Waudrechies, Hautmont, Limont-Fontaine, Lompret, Masny, Neuville-en-Avesnois and Saint-Rémy-du-Nord use the same arms.)
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International relations
Hautmont is twinned with Kalisz in Poland (since 1958).