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Saint-Martin-au-Laërt

Coordinates: 50°45′21″N 2°14′12″E / 50.7558°N 2.2367°E / 50.7558; 2.2367
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Saint-Martin-au-Laërt
Sint-Maartens-Aard
Monument in the town centre
Monument in the town centre
Coat of arms of Saint-Martin-au-Laërt
Location of Saint-Martin-au-Laërt
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Saint-Martin-au-Laërt is located in France
Saint-Martin-au-Laërt
Saint-Martin-au-Laërt
Saint-Martin-au-Laërt is located in Hauts-de-France
Saint-Martin-au-Laërt
Saint-Martin-au-Laërt
Coordinates: 50°45′21″N 2°14′12″E / 50.7558°N 2.2367°E / 50.7558; 2.2367
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonSaint-Omer
CommuneSaint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem
Area
1
4.94 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
4,077
 • Density830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
62500
Elevation1–46 m (3.3–150.9 ft)
(avg. 11 m or 36 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Martin-au-Laërt (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ o laʁ]; West Flemish: Sint-Maartens-Aard) is a former commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem.[2]

Geography

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Saint-Martin-au-Laërt is a farming and light industrial suburb to the northwest of Saint-Omer on the D928 and D923 roads.

Population

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The inhabitants are called Saint-Martinois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19621,630—    
19682,764+9.20%
19754,857+8.39%
19824,398−1.41%
19904,259−0.40%
19993,921−0.91%
20063,882−0.14%
Source: EHESS[3]

Places of interest

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  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • The windmill tower, classified as an ancient monument.
  • The Château de La Tour Blanche.

Administration

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Mayors
Period Name Party
1808 Deslyon de Moncheaux
1824 Valery Lemaire
1826 Comte du Tertre Charles Henri
1831 Henri Bocquet
1832 Etienne Pouly
1835 Augustin Campagne
1853 Xavier Mahieu
1865 Augustin Campagne
1871 Charles Mahieu
1874 Walleux Duquenoy
1887 André Campagne
1904 Gaston Pouly
1908 André Campagne
1913 Eugène Marquis
1919 René Cotillon
1944 Victor Denis
1947 Fernand Marquis
1959 Henri Stoven
1969 Victor Guilbert
1981 Raymond Lamare
2001 Bertrand Petit

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 23 December 2015 (in French)
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Martin-au-Laërt, EHESS (in French).