Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Appearance
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer | |
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Coordinates: 51°01′53″N 2°20′38″E / 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. |
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer (Template:Lang-vls) 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.
Personalities
- Yannick Kamanan, footballer
- Kristina Mladenovic, tennis player
- Jérémy Patinier, journalist
- José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan, footballer
Heraldry
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
- ^ a b 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Pol-sur-Mer.
- Official website (in French)