Salperwick

Salperwick is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Salperwick
The church of Salperwick
Coat of arms
Location of Salperwick
Salperwick
Salperwick
Coordinates: 50°46′24″N 2°13′58″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonSaint-Omer
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Michel Martinot
Area
1
4 km2 (2 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
486
  Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62772 /62500
Elevation1–71 m (3.3–232.9 ft)
(avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Salperwick is built on land reclaimed from the marshes, 2 miles (3 km) to the north of Saint-Omer on the D214E1 road.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968261    
1975302+2.11%
1982291−0.53%
1990294+0.13%
1999486+5.74%
2007492+0.15%
2012511+0.76%
2017486−1.00%
Source: INSEE[2]

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The eighteenth-century château. Where Napoleon stayed on August 27 & 28, 1804 after having left Boulogne. The chateau belongs to the family of the count de Guillebon.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References


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