Saint-Pol-sur-Mer

Summary

Saint-Pol-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pɔl syʁ mɛʁ], literally Saint-Pol on Sea; West Flemish: Sint-Pols; Picard: Saint-Po-dsu-Mér) is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. Since 9 December 2010, it is part of the commune of Dunkirk.[2][3] In 2019 it had 20,250 inhabitants.[1] It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Dunkirk, and is almost encircled by it.

Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Former town hall of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Former town hall of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Flag of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Coat of arms of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Location of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
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Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer is located in Hauts-de-France
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 51°01′53″N 2°20′38″E / 51.0314°N 2.3439°E / 51.0314; 2.3439
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementDunkerque
CantonDunkerque-1
CommuneDunkerque
Area
1
5.14 km2 (1.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
20,250
 • Density3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
59430
Websitehttps://www.ville-saintpolsurmer.fr/
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Heraldry edit

 
Arms of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
The arms of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer are blazoned :
Per saltire Or and vert, a saltire indented sable, between a lion sable, armed and langued gules, 2 lions crowned Or, and a lyre gules.



References edit

  1. ^ a b Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ La Voix du Nord Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine 8 December 2010
  3. ^ Commune de Saint-Pol-sur-Mer (59540), commune associée INSEE

External links edit

  • Official website (in French)