Saint-Saulve

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

Saint-Saulve
The town hall in Saint-Saulve
Location of Saint-Saulve
Saint-Saulve
Saint-Saulve
Coordinates: 50°22′12″N 3°33′18″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementValenciennes
CantonValenciennes
IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Yves Dusart[1]
Area
1
12.04 km2 (4.65 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
11,276
  Density940/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.

The town is named after Saint Salvius of Amiens (died c.615), a bishop of Amiens.[3]

Heraldry

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.)



See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. "Saint Saulve", Nominis (in French), archived from the original on 2021-09-02, retrieved 2021-09-02


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