Hampont

Hampont
Commune
The church in Hampont
The church in Hampont
Coat of arms of Hampont
Coat of arms
Location of Hampont
Hampont is located in France
Hampont
Hampont
Location within France
Hampont is located in Grand Est
Hampont
Hampont
Location within Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°50′11″N 6°34′58″E / 48.8364°N 6.5828°E / 48.8364; 6.5828
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarrebourg-Château-Salins
CantonLe Saulnois
IntercommunalityCC du Saulnois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sylvain Scherrer
Area
1
11.23 km2 (4.34 sq mi)
Elevation
200 m (660 ft)
Highest elevation
321 m (1,053 ft)
Lowest elevation
207 m (679 ft)
Population
 (2023)
167
 • Density14.9/km2 (38.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57290 /57170
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hampont (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃pɔ̃]) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

History

SS-Obergruppenführer Theodor Eicke (1892–1943), second commandant of the Dachau concentration camp, was born here in 1892.

The town was formally known by the German name Hudingen between 1871 and 1918 and Hüdingen between 1940 and 1944.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.