Faumont

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Faumont

(2023–2026) Florence Georges^[1]Area

9.58 km² (3.70 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,251 • Density230/km² (610/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59222 /59310

Elevation27–46 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.

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

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

The arms of Faumont are blazoned :

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

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE