| Hampont | ||
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| Coordinates: 48°50′11″N 6°34′58″E / 48.8364°N 6.5828°ECoordinates: 48°50′11″N 6°34′58″E / 48.8364°N 6.5828°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins | |
| Canton | Le Saulnois | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Saulnois | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Guy Boue | |
| Area1 | 11.23 km2 (4.34 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 212 | |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57290 / 57170 | |
| Elevation | 207–321 m (679–1,053 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
Hampont is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
TheSS-Obergruppenführer Theodor Eicke (1892–1943) was born here in 1892.
The town was formally known by the German name Hudingen between 1915–18 and Hüdingen over 1940 and 1944.