Escautpont

Escautpont
Escautpont
Commune
	The church square in Escautpont
	Coat of arms
	Location of Escautpont
	Escautpont Escautpont
	Coordinates: 50°25′30″N 3°33′32″E / 50.425°N 3.559°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Valenciennes
Canton	Anzin
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Joëlle Legrand
Area 1	5.78 km2 (2.23 sq mi)
Population (2021)	4,152
• Density	720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59207 /59278
Elevation	17–41 m (56–135 ft) ; (avg. 28 m or 92 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Arms of Escautpont	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.)