Country France Department Nord Canton Condé-sur-l'Escaut Area 5.78 km² | Region Hauts-de-France Arrondissement Valenciennes Intercommunality Porte du Hainaut Local time Tuesday 9:43 PM | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 88% Humidity | ||
Escautpont is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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Map of Escautpont, 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.
References
Escautpont Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA