Beaumont-Hague

Beaumont-Hague (French pronunciation: [bomɔ̃ aɡ], before 1991: Beaumont) is a former commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune La Hague.

Beaumont-Hague
Part of La Hague
Rue Jallot
Coat of arms
Location of Beaumont-Hague
Beaumont-Hague Beaumont-Hague
Coordinates: 49°39′52″N 1°50′08″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Cherbourg
Canton	La Hague
Commune	La Hague
Area 1	7.90 km2 (3.05 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	1,356
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	50440
Elevation	5–179 m (16–587 ft) (avg. 166 m or 545 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. ±% 1793 508 —     1800 538 +5.9% 1806 601 +11.7% 1821 838 +39.4% 1831 884 +5.5% 1836 895 +1.2% 1841 883 −1.3% 1846 839 −5.0% 1851 849 +1.2% 1856 801 −5.7% 1861 776 −3.1% 1866 706 −9.0% 1872 679 −3.8% 1876 665 −2.1% 1881 663 −0.3% 1886 634 −4.4% 1891 594 −6.3% 1896 614 +3.4%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 606 −1.3% 1906 632 +4.3% 1911 621 −1.7% 1921 550 −11.4% 1926 495 −10.0% 1931 480 −3.0% 1936 513 +6.9% 1946 559 +9.0% 1954 506 −9.5% 1962 474 −6.3% 1968 1,010 +113.1% 1975 1,005 −0.5% 1982 1,361 +35.4% 1990 1,714 +25.9% 1999 1,381 −19.4% 2006 1,291 −6.5% 2009 1,425 +10.4%

Heraldry

Arms of Beaumont-Hague

The arms of Beaumont-Hague are blazoned :Azure, on a chevron argent between 3 trefoils Or, 3 martlets azure the 2 in the base respectant. These arms are taken from those of the Jallot family (surviving), lords of Beaumont.

See also

• Communes of the Manche department