Saint-Saulve

Saint-Saulve
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Saulve
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Saulve
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Coordinates: 50°22′12″N 3°33′18″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Valenciennes
Canton	Valenciennes
Intercommunality	CA Valenciennes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yves Dusart[1]
Area ^1	12.04 km^2 (4.65 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	11,117
• Density	920/km^2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59544 /59880
Elevation	15–95 m (49–312 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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

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

• Communes of the Nord department

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 2021" (in French). 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
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE