Saint-Saulve

Coordinates: 50°22′12″N 3°33′18″E / 50.370°N 3.555°E / 50.370; 3.555
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Saint-Saulve
The town hall in Saint-Saulve
The town hall in Saint-Saulve
Coat of arms of Saint-Saulve
Location of Saint-Saulve
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Saint-Saulve is located in France
Saint-Saulve
Saint-Saulve
Saint-Saulve is located in Hauts-de-France
Saint-Saulve
Saint-Saulve
Coordinates: 50°22′12″N 3°33′18″E / 50.370°N 3.555°E / 50.370; 3.555
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementValenciennes
CantonValenciennes
IntercommunalityCA Valenciennes Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Yves Dusart[1]
Area
1
12.04 km2 (4.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
11,117
 • Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
59544 /59880
Elevation15–95 m (49–312 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Saulve (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ solv]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

The town is named after Saint Salvius of Amiens (died c. 615), a bishop of Amiens.[4]

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 7,007—    
1975 8,766+3.25%
1982 10,717+2.91%
1990 11,122+0.46%
1999 11,033−0.09%
2007 10,845−0.21%
2012 11,062+0.40%
2017 11,207+0.26%
Source: INSEE[5]

Heraldry[edit]

Arms of Saint-Saulve
Arms of Saint-Saulve
The arms of Saint-Saulve are blazoned :

Or, an eagle sable dimidiated with Azure semy de lys Or. The latter being France Ancient (Dechy, Férin and Saint-Saulve use the same arms.)



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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ "Saint Saulve", Nominis (in French), archived from the original on 2 September 2021, retrieved 2 September 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE