Saulzoir
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Saulzoir | |
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The church in Saulzoir | |
Coordinates: 50°14′29″N 3°26′41″E / 50.2414°N 3.4447°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Cambrai |
Canton | Caudry |
Intercommunality | CC Pays Solesmois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilbert Gernet[1] |
Area 1 | 10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,679 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 59558 /59227 |
Elevation | 43–88 m (141–289 ft) (avg. 65.5 m or 215 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saulzoir (French pronunciation: [solzwaʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
It is situated on the river Selle and has about 1700 inhabitants (2019). The town was the site of Julius Caesar's battle against the Nervians.[4]
Heraldry
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The arms of Saulzoir are blazoned : Azure, a crescent between 11 billets (in chief in fess 5, in base 3,2,1) Or.
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Pierre Turquin ("La Bataille de la Selle (du Sabis) en l' An 57 avant J.-C." in Les Études Classiques 23/2 (1955), 113-156) has proved beyond reasonable doubt that the battle was fought at the River Selle.
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