Salperwick
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
Salperwick (French pronunciation: [salpɛʁwik]; West Flemish: Salperwijk) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]
Salperwick
Salperwijk | |
|---|---|
 The church of Salperwick | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Salperwick  Salperwick | |
| Coordinates: 50°46′24″N 2°13′58″E / 50.7733°N 2.2328°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Saint-Omer |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Martinot[1] |
| Area 1 | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62772 /62500 |
| Elevation | 1–71 m (3.3–232.9 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Salperwick is built on land reclaimed from the marshes, 2 miles (3 km) to the north of Saint-Omer on the D214E1 road.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 261 | — |
| 1975 | 302 | +2.11% |
| 1982 | 291 | −0.53% |
| 1990 | 294 | +0.13% |
| 1999 | 486 | +5.74% |
| 2007 | 492 | +0.15% |
| 2012 | 511 | +0.76% |
| 2017 | 486 | −1.00% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The eighteenth-century château. Where Napoleon stayed on August 27 & 28, 1804 after having left Boulogne. The chateau belongs to the family of the count de Guillebon.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in français). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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