Saint-Martin-au-Laërt

Saint-Martin-au-Laërt (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ o laʁ]; West Flemish: Sint-Maartens-Aard) is a former commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem.[2]

Saint-Martin-au-Laërt
Sint-Maartens-Aard
Monument in the town centre
Monument in the town centre
Coat of arms of Saint-Martin-au-Laërt
Location of Saint-Martin-au-Laërt
Saint-Martin-au-Laërt is located in France
Saint-Martin-au-Laërt
Saint-Martin-au-Laërt
Saint-Martin-au-Laërt is located in Hauts-de-France
Saint-Martin-au-Laërt
Saint-Martin-au-Laërt
Coordinates: 50°45′21″N 2°14′12″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonSaint-Omer
CommuneSaint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem
Area
1
4.94 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
4,077
  Density830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
62500
Elevation1–46 m (3.3–150.9 ft)
(avg. 11 m or 36 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Saint-Martin-au-Laërt is a farming and light industrial suburb to the northwest of Saint-Omer on the D928 and D923 roads.

Population

The inhabitants are called Saint-Martinois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19621,630    
19682,764+9.20%
19754,857+8.39%
19824,398−1.41%
19904,259−0.40%
19993,921−0.91%
20063,882−0.14%
Source: EHESS[3]

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • The windmill tower, classified as an ancient monument.
  • The Château de La Tour Blanche.

Administration

Mayors
PeriodNameParty
1808Deslyon de Moncheaux
1824Valery Lemaire
1826Comte du Tertre Charles Henri
1831Henri Bocquet
1832Etienne Pouly
1835Augustin Campagne
1853Xavier Mahieu
1865Augustin Campagne
1871Charles Mahieu
1874Walleux Duquenoy
1887André Campagne
1904Gaston Pouly
1908André Campagne
1913Eugène Marquis
1919René Cotillon
1944Victor Denis
1947Fernand Marquis
1959Henri Stoven
1969Victor Guilbert
1981Raymond Lamare
2001Bertrand Petit

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 23 December 2015 (in French)
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Martin-au-Laërt, EHESS (in French).


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