Sailly-au-Bois (French pronunciation: [saji o bwa]; Picard: Sailly-au-Bos) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Sailly-au-Bois | |
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 A general view of Sailly-au-Bois | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sailly-au-Bois  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°07′17″N 2°35′46″E / 50.1214°N 2.5961°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Avesnes-le-Comte |
| Intercommunality | CC Sud-Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Georgette Andrieu Mikolajczak[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.28 km2 (3.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 294 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62733 /62111 |
| Elevation | 113–156 m (371–512 ft) (avg. 128 m or 420 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Sailly-au-Bois lies about 18 miles (29 km) south of Arras, at the junction of the D3 and D23 roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 334 | — |
| 1975 | 316 | −0.79% |
| 1982 | 293 | −1.07% |
| 1990 | 302 | +0.38% |
| 1999 | 265 | −1.44% |
| 2007 | 269 | +0.19% |
| 2012 | 297 | +2.00% |
| 2017 | 309 | +0.80% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.John the Baptist, dating from the eighteenth century.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
See also
References
External links
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