Saultain

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Saultain
Saultain Coat of Arms
Saultain (France)
Saultain
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Valenciennes
Canton Marly
Community association Valenciennes Métropole
Coordinates 50 ° 23 '  N , 3 ° 37'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 23 '  N , 3 ° 37'  E
height 50-95 m
surface 6.45 km 2
Residents 2,398 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 372 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59990
INSEE code 59557
Website http://www.saultain.fr/

Saultain Town Hall

Saultain is a French commune with a population of 2,398 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the canton of Marly (until 2015: canton of Valenciennes-Est ) in the arrondissement of Valenciennes and is a member of the Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole .

geography

Saultain is located near the Belgian border about four kilometers southeast of Valenciennes . Saultain is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Saulve in the north, Estreux in the northeast, Curgies in the east and southeast, Préseau in the south and southeast, Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes in the southwest and Marly in the west.

Autoroute A2 leads through the municipality .

Population development

population
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
1,453 1,423 1,438 1,669 2,037 2,077 1.991 2,100

Attractions

  • Saint Martin Church

  • Calvaire (wayside cross)

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1678–1679.

Web links

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