Saulzoir
Saulzoir (French pronunciation: [solzwaʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]
Saulzoir | |
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_%C3%A9glise_fa%C3%A7ade.JPG.webp) The church in Saulzoir | |
_Nord-France.svg.png.webp) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saulzoir | |
  Saulzoir  Saulzoir | |
| Coordinates: 50°14′29″N 3°26′41″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. | |
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
Arms of Saulzoir |
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
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2021". 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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