Saulzoir
Saulzoir is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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The church in Saulzoir | |
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Coordinates: 50°14′29″N 3°26′41″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Nord |
Arrondissement | Cambrai |
Canton | Caudry |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays solesmois |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020-2026) | Gilbert Gernet |
Area 1 | 10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,753 |
• Density | 170/km2 (450/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 Selle River and has about 1700 inhabitants (1999 census). The town was the site of Julius Caesar's battle against the Nervians.[2]
Heraldry
The arms of Saulzoir are blazoned : Azure, a crescent between 11 billets (in chief in fess 5, in base 3,2,1) Or. |
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- 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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