Saultain

Saultain
Commune
The town hall in Saultain
Coat of arms
Location of Saultain
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Coordinates: 50°20′17″N 3°34′34″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Valenciennes
Canton	Marly
Intercommunality	CA Valenciennes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Joël Soigneux[1]
Area ^1	6.45 km^2 (2.49 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,526
• Density	390/km^2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59557 /59990
Elevation	50–95 m (164–312 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saultain (French pronunciation: [soltɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,423	—
1975	1,438	+0.15%
1982	1,669	+2.15%
1990	2,037	+2.52%
1999	2,077	+0.22%
2007	1,979	−0.60%
2012	2,100	+1.19%
2017	2,398	+2.69%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Saultain

The arms of Saultain are blazoned : Bendy argent and gules. (La Flamengrie, Fournes-en-Weppes and Wargnies-le-Grand 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). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE