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Saint-Pol-sur-Mer

Associated commune of Dunkerque in Hauts-de-France, France

Flag

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer

51°01′53″N 2°20′38″E / 51.0314°N 2.3439°E / 51.0314; 2.3439CountryFranceRegionHauts-de-FranceDepartmentNordArrondissementDunkerqueCantonDunkerque-1CommuneDunkerque Area

5.14 km² (1.98 sq mi)Population

(2019)^[1]

20,250 • Density3,900/km² (10,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal code

59430

Websitehttps://www.ville-saintpolsurmer.fr/¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Pol-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pɔl syʁ mɛʁ], literally Saint-Pol on Sea; West Flemish: Sint-Pols; Picard: Saint-Po-dsu-Mér) is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. Since 9 December 2010, it is part of the commune of Dunkirk.^[2]^[3] In 2019 it had 20,250 inhabitants.^[1] It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Dunkirk, and is almost encircled by it.

Personalities

Yannick Kamanan, footballer
Kristina Mladenovic, tennis player
Jérémy Patinier, journalist
José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan, footballer

Heraldry

The arms of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer are blazoned :
Per saltire Or and vert, a saltire indented sable, between a lion sable, armed and langued gules, 2 lions crowned Or, and a lyre gules.

References

^ ^a ^b Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
^ La Voix du Nord Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine 8 December 2010
^ Commune de Saint-Pol-sur-Mer (59540), commune associée INSEE