Sailly-en-Ostrevent
| Sailly-en-Ostrevent | |
|---|---|
|
Dolmens | |
  Sailly-en-Ostrevent | |
|
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Sailly-en-Ostrevent | |
| Coordinates: 50°17′21″N 2°59′41″E / 50.2892°N 2.9947°ECoordinates: 50°17′21″N 2°59′41″E / 50.2892°N 2.9947°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Vitry-en-Artois |
| Intercommunality | Osartis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Anne-Sophie Deroubaix |
| Area1 | 7.43 km2 (2.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 679 |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62734 / 62490 |
| Elevation |
38–74 m (125–243 ft) (avg. 48 m or 157 ft) |
|
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Sailly-en-Ostrevent is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Sailly-en-Ostrevent lies about 12 miles (19 km) east of Arras, at the junction of the D39 and D43 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 679 | 660 | 640 | 666 | 649 | 647 | 279 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Albin, rebuilt along with much of the village after World War I.
- The stone circle of Bonnettes.
In the fields of the commune stands a mound about five metres high, on which are erected five (there were once seven) large stones (dolmen or menhir). The last excavations took place in 1887 but no clues or evidence was discovered as to the origins of the monument.
See also
References
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sailly-en-Ostrevent. |
The mound
Another angle
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/8/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.