Saultain | |
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 The town hall in Saultain | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saultain | |
Saultain Saultain | |
| Coordinates: 50°20′17″N 3°34′34″E / 50.338°N 3.576°E / 50.338; 3.576 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| Canton | Marly |
| Intercommunality | CA Valenciennes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Joël Soigneux1 |
Area 1 | 6.45 km2 (2.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 2,499 |
| • Density | 387/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59557 /59990 |
| Elevation | 50–95 m (164–312 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saultain (French pronunciation: [soltɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.3
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,423 | — |
| 1975 | 1,438 | +0.15% |
| 1982 | 1,669 | +2.15% |
| 1990 | 2,037 | +2.52% |
| 1999 | 2,077 | +0.22% |
| 2007 | 1,979 | −0.60% |
| 2012 | 2,100 | +1.19% |
| 2017 | 2,398 | +2.69% |
| 2023 | 2,499 | +0.69% |
| Source: INSEE4 | ||
Heraldry
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The arms of Saultain are blazoned : Bendy argent and gules. (La Flamengrie, Fournes-en-Weppes and Wargnies-le-Grand use the same arms.)
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References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- INSEE commune file
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE