Saultain

Saultain (French pronunciation: [soltɛ̃]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Saultain
Commune
The town hall in Saultain
Coat of arms
Location of Saultain
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Coordinates: 50°20′17″N 3°34′34″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Valenciennes
Canton	Marly
Intercommunality	CA Valenciennes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Joël Soigneux[1]
Area 1	6.45 km2 (2.49 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,526
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59557 /59990
Elevation	50–95 m (164–312 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,423	—
1975	1,438	+0.15%
1982	1,669	+2.15%
1990	2,037	+2.52%
1999	2,077	+0.22%
2007	1,979	−0.60%
2012	2,100	+1.19%
2017	2,398	+2.69%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Saultain

The arms of Saultain are blazoned : Bendy argent and gules. (La Flamengrie, Fournes-en-Weppes and Wargnies-le-Grand use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department