Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise(French pronunciation:[sɛ̃pɔlsyʁtɛʁnwaz],literallySaint-Pol onTernoise;West Flemish:Sint-Pols-aan-de-Ternas;Picard:Saint-Po-su-Térnoèse) is acommunein thePas-de-Calaisdepartmentin northern France. It is the seat of thecanton of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise.[3]
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 The bell tower of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise  | |
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| Coordinates:50°22′47″N2°20′06″E/ 50.3797°N 2.335°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise |
| Intercommunality | CC Ternois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2022–2026) | Danielle Vasseur[1] |
Area 1 | 8.24 km2(3.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,838 |
| • Density | 590/km2(1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62767/62130 |
| Elevation | 82–149 m (269–489 ft) (avg. 87 m or 285 ft) |
| 1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editSaint-Pol-sur-Ternoise lies in the middle of the Pas-de-Calais department, on the riverTernoise.It lies 26 km southwest ofBéthune,and 32 km west ofArras,the prefecture of Pas-de-Calais.Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise stationis served by regional trains towards Lille, Arras, Béthune and Étaples.
History
editThecounty of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, usually referred to as just Saint-Pol, was originally a stronghold of theCounts of Flandersand was established as a county in the late 9th century. When the county passed out of the family of the Flemish counts, it remained subject to the Count of Flanders as hisvassalsuntil 1180. It became subject to France, thenArtois(1237–1329), then France again until it ceased to exist as a county and was annexed to France in 1702.
Saint-Pol was first controlled by the Flemish counts, then by the family known as Campdavaine from early in the 11th century. In 1205 the county passed to theseigneursofChâtillonthrough marriage, and remained with this dynasty until 1360 when it passed to the Luxembourg dynasty. Around 1487 the county passed to the Capetian-Bourbon-Vendôme dynasty through marriage, then to the Longueville-Neuchâtel dynasty from around 1563. In 1702 it came under direct rule of France.
In theMiddle Ages,several of the Counts of Saint-Pol were active in theCrusades.
On 7 November 1920, the remains of four unidentifiable, fallen British soldiers disinterred from the battlefields at Aisne, Arras, the Somme and Ypres were brought to the town's chapel. There, Brigadier-General Louis John Wyatt of the North Staffordshire Regiment, aided by Lieutenant-Colonel EAS Gell, selected one to be carried toWestminster Abbeyto be re-buried in theTomb of the Unknown Warrior.The remaining three bodies were removed and reburied in the military cemetery[4]at Wyatt's headquarters at St Pol.[5]
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 5,318 | — |
| 1975 | 5,717 | +1.04% |
| 1982 | 5,752 | +0.09% |
| 1990 | 5,215 | −1.22% |
| 1999 | 5,220 | +0.01% |
| 2009 | 5,125 | −0.18% |
| 2014 | 5,056 | −0.27% |
| 2020 | 4,870 | −0.62% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Notable people
editSaint-Pol-sur-Ternoise was the birthplace ofMarie de St Pol(c1303-1377), foundress ofPembroke College, Cambridge.
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise was the birthplace ofPierre Repp(1909–1986), humorist and actor.
Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise was the birthplace ofMartial Joseph Armand Herman(1749-1795), a politician of theFrench Revolution,and temporary French Foreign Minister.
- Nicolas Aubriot,footballer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires"(in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^INSEE commune file
- ^St. Pol British Cemetery on rue de Canteraine, CWGC
- ^North Staffs Regiment Officer selects the Unknown Warrior, Pursehouse, Richard and Crozier, Danielle, in Bulletin Number 112, a journal of the Western Front Association, December 2018, p.23
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
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