Faumont

Faumont (French pronunciation: [fomɔ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Faumont
Commune
The town hall in Faumont
Coat of arms
Location of Faumont
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Coordinates: 50°27′40″N 3°08′17″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Orchies
Intercommunality	Douaisis Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Florence Georges[1]
Area 1	9.58 km2 (3.70 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,255
• Density	240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59222 /59310
Elevation	27–46 m (89–151 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,277	—
1975	1,342	+0.71%
1982	1,384	+0.44%
1990	1,663	+2.32%
1999	1,917	+1.59%
2007	2,097	+1.13%
2012	2,127	+0.28%
2017	2,172	+0.42%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Faumont

The arms of Faumont are blazoned : Gyronny of 10 Or and azure, an inescutcheon gules. (Eringhem and Faumont use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department