Saulzoir

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Saulzoir
Saulzoir coat of arms
Saulzoir (France)
Saulzoir
region Hauts-de-France
Department North
Arrondissement Cambrai
Canton Caudry
Community association Pays Solesmois
Coordinates 50 ° 14 '  N , 3 ° 27'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 14 '  N , 3 ° 27'  E
height 43-88 m
surface 10.1 km 2
Residents 1,753 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 174 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 59227
INSEE code 59558
Website http://www.saulzoir.fr/

Saulzoir Town Hall (Mairie)

Saulzoir is a French commune with 1,753 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Cambrai and the Canton of Caudry (until 2015: Canton of Solesmes ). The inhabitants are called salicétains .

geography

Saulzoir is about 16 kilometers northeast of Cambrai . The river Selle flows through the community . Saulzoir is surrounded by the neighboring communities Haspres in the north and north-west, Verchain-Maugre in the north and north-east, Haussy and Montrécourt in the east and south-east, Saint-Aubert in the south and Villers-en-Cauches in the west and south-west.

history

The battle of Sabis ( Sabis is the Latin name of Selle) Julius Caesar's against the Nervians may have taken place here around 57 BC .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 2.010 2,022 1.953 1,870 1,794 1,704 1,701 1,728
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Martin church from the 17th and 18th centuries
  • Le Christ-aux-Liens chapel from 1773
  • protestant church
  • Old castle from 1861
  • Mill on the Selle

  • Saint Martin Church

  • Le Christ-aux-Liens chapel

Trivia

The giant figure ( Géants du Nord ) by Saulzoir is called Valentin .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1504-1506.

Web links

Commons : Saulzoir  - collection of images, videos and audio files