Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer (West Flemish: Sint-Pols) 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 | |
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 Former town hall of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer | |
Location of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer  | |
  Saint-Pol-sur-Mer  Saint-Pol-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 51.0314°N 2.3439°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Dunkerque-1 |
| Commune | Dunkerque |
| Area 1 | 5.14 km2 (1.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 20,250 |
| • Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 59430 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Personalities
- Yannick Kamanan, footballer
- Kristina Mladenovic, tennis player
- Jérémy Patinier, journalist
- José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan, footballer
Heraldry
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Flag of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
_Nord-France.svg.png.webp) 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.
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References
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- La Voix du Nord Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine 8 December 2010
- Commune de Saint-Pol-sur-Mer (59540), commune associée INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Pol-sur-Mer. |
- Official website (in French)
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