Saint-Saulve

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Saulve

(2020–2026) Yves Dusart^[1]Area

12.04 km² (4.65 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

11,117 • Density920/km² (2,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59544 /59880

Elevation15–95 m (49–312 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Saulve (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ solv]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

The town is named after Saint Salvius of Amiens (died c. 615), a bishop of Amiens.^[4]

Population

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	7,007	—
1975	8,766	+3.25%
1982	10,717	+2.91%
1990	11,122	+0.46%
1999	11,033	−0.09%
2007	10,845	−0.21%
2012	11,062	+0.40%
2017	11,207	+0.26%
Source: INSEE^[5]

Heraldry

The arms of Saint-Saulve are blazoned :

Or, an eagle sable dimidiated with Azure semy de lys Or. The latter being France Ancient (Dechy, Férin and Saint-Saulve use the same arms.)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ "Saint Saulve", Nominis (in French), archived from the original on 2 September 2021, retrieved 2 September 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE