Sailly-en-Ostrevent is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Sailly-en-Ostrevent | |
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 Dolmens | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sailly-en-Ostrevent  | |
  Sailly-en-Ostrevent  Sailly-en-Ostrevent | |
| Coordinates: 50°17′21″N 2°59′41″E / 50.2892°N 2.9947°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Brebières |
| Intercommunality | CC Osartis Marquion |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Serge Mazingue[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.43 km2 (2.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 672 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Geography
editSailly-en-Ostrevent lies about 12 miles (19 km) east of Arras, at the junction of the D39 and D43 roads.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 660 | — |
| 1975 | 640 | −0.44% |
| 1982 | 666 | +0.57% |
| 1990 | 649 | −0.32% |
| 1999 | 647 | −0.03% |
| 2007 | 682 | +0.66% |
| 2012 | 712 | +0.86% |
| 2017 | 722 | +0.28% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The church of St. Albin, rebuilt along with much of the village after World War I.
- The cromlech of Les Bonnettes.[5] 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Base Mérimée: Cromlech, dénommé les Bonnettes, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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