Saulzoir

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saulzoir

(2020–2026) Gilbert Gernet^[1]Area

10.1 km² (3.9 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,679 • Density170/km² (430/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59558 /59227

Elevation43–88 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.

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

It is situated on the river Selle and has about 1700 inhabitants (2019). The town was the site of Julius Caesar's battle against the Nervians.^[4]

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

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ 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.