Saulty

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Saulty
Chateau of Saulty
Saulty
Coordinates: 50°12′48″N 2°31′53″E / 50.2133°N 2.5314°E / 50.2133; 2.5314Coordinates: 50°12′48″N 2°31′53″E / 50.2133°N 2.5314°E / 50.2133; 2.5314
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality Deux Sources
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Paul Lefebvre
Area
  Land1 12.75 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Population2 694
  Population2 Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62784 / 62158
Elevation 140–178 m (459–584 ft)
(avg. 173 m or 568 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.

Saulty is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Saulty lies 13 miles (20.9 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D26 and D79 roads.

Population

Historical population of Saulty
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population687731684648666625694
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The chateau.
  • The church of St.Léger, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • Traces of an old castle.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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