Saint-Martin-Boulogne

Saint-Martin-Boulogne
Sint-Maarten bij Bonen
The church of Saint-Martin-Boulogne
The church of Saint-Martin-Boulogne
Coat of arms of Saint-Martin-Boulogne
Location of Saint-Martin-Boulogne
Saint-Martin-Boulogne is located in France
Saint-Martin-Boulogne
Saint-Martin-Boulogne
Saint-Martin-Boulogne is located in Hauts-de-France
Saint-Martin-Boulogne
Saint-Martin-Boulogne
Coordinates: 50°43′36″N 1°37′58″E / 50.7267°N 1.6328°E / 50.7267; 1.6328
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBoulogne-sur-Mer
CantonBoulogne-sur-Mer-2
IntercommunalityCA du Boulonnais
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Raphaël Jules[1]
Area
1
13.15 km2 (5.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
10,999
 • Density840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62758 /62280
Elevation3–188 m (9.8–616.8 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Martin-Boulogne (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ bulɔɲ]; West Flemish: Sint-Maarten bij Bonen) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

Saint-Martin-Boulogne is a farming and light industrial suburb east of Boulogne itself, at the junction of the N42 and D96 roads. Junctions 30 and 31 of the A16 autoroute lie within the commune's borders.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
196812,020—    
197512,341+0.38%
198211,271−1.29%
199011,054−0.24%
199911,499+0.44%
200711,383−0.13%
201211,168−0.38%
201711,204+0.06%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • The modern church of Sts.Bernadette and Yde.
  • The Château de La Caucherie, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The Château du Denacre, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • Three 17th century farmhouses and manorhouses.
  • A fifteenth century windmill and the ruins of a watermill.
  • The Meerut Military Cemetery (Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

  • Official town website (in French)
  • The CWGC cemetery
  • The Meerut Military Cemetery on the website "Remembrance Trails of the Great War in Northern France"


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