Saultain

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saultain

(2020–2026) Joël Soigneux^[1]Area

6.45 km² (2.49 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,553 • Density400/km² (1,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59557 /59990

Elevation50–95 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.

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

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

The arms of Saultain are blazoned :

Bendy argent and gules. (La Flamengrie, Fournes-en-Weppes and Wargnies-le-Grand use the same arms.)

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE