Saulty

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Saulty
Chateau of Saulty
Chateau of Saulty
Saulty is located in France
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 Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality Deux Sources
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Paul Lefebvre
Area1 12.75 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 694
 • Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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 Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[edit]

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

Population[edit]

Historical population of Saulty
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 687 731 684 648 666 625 694
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[edit]

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

See also[edit]

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[edit]

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