Sailly-en-Ostrevent
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Sailly-en-Ostrevent | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Sailly-en-Ostrevent | |
Coordinates: 50°17′21″N 2°59′41″E / 50.2892°N 2.9947°ECoordinates: 50°17′21″N 2°59′41″E / 50.2892°N 2.9947°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Vitry-en-Artois |
Intercommunality | Osartis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Anne-Sophie Deroubaix |
Area | |
• Land1 | 7.43 km2 (2.87 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Population2 | 679 |
• Population2 Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62734 / 62490 |
Elevation |
38–74 m (125–243 ft) (avg. 48 m or 157 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Sailly-en-Ostrevent is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Sailly-en-Ostrevent lies about 12 miles (19 km) east of Arras, at the junction of the D39 and D43 roads.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 679 | 660 | 640 | 666 | 649 | 647 | 279 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Places of interest
- The church of St.Albin, rebuilt along with much of the village after World War I.
- The stone circle of Bonnettes.
In the fields of the commune stands a mound about five metres high, on which are erected five (there were once seven) large stones (dolmen or menhir). The last excavations took place in 1887 but no clues or evidence was discovered as to the origins of the monument.
See also
References
External links
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The mound
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Another angle
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