Escautpont
| Escautpont | |
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  Escautpont | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Escautpont | |
| Coordinates: 50°25′30″N 3°33′32″E / 50.425°N 3.559°ECoordinates: 50°25′30″N 3°33′32″E / 50.425°N 3.559°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| Canton | Condé-sur-l'Escaut |
| Intercommunality | Porte du Hainaut |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Francis Berkmans |
| Area1 | 5.78 km2 (2.23 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 4,202 |
| • Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59207 / 59278 |
| Elevation |
17–41 m (56–135 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Escautpont is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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.
Heraldry
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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.) |
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