Saint-Pol-sur-Mer

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Saint-Pol-sur-Mer

|image = Mairie de Saint-Pol-sur-Mer.JPG

|caption = Former town hall of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer

|arrondissement = Dunkerque

|canton = Dunkerque-1

|INSEE = 59540

|postal code = 59430

|type = Associated commune

|commune = Dunkerque

|coordinates = {{coord|51.0314|2.3439|region:FR_type:city|display=title, inline}}

|elevation m =

|elevation min m =

|elevation max m =

|area km2 = 5.14

|population = 20346

|population date = 2022

|population footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8290591/ensemble.pdf|title=Populations de référence 2022|language=fr|trans-title=Reference populations 2022|publisher=INSEE|date=December 2024}}

|demonym =

|image flag = Drapeau de la commune de Saint-Pol-sur-Mer (59) Nord-France.svg

|image coat of arms = Blason de la ville de Saint-Pol-sur-Mer 1 (59) Nord-France.svg

|website = https://www.ville-saintpolsurmer.fr/

}}

Saint-Pol-sur-Mer ({{IPA|fr|sɛ̃ pɔl syʁ mɛʁ}}, literally Saint-Pol on Sea; {{langx|vls|Sint-Pols}}; Picard: Saint-Po-dsu-Mér) is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. Since 9 December 2010, it is part of the commune of Dunkirk.[http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/actualite/L_info_en_continu/Littoral/2010/12/08/article_dunkerque-le-pr-eacute-fetprononce-la-fu.shtml La Voix du Nord] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525023313/http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/actualite/L_info_en_continu/Littoral/2010/12/08/article_dunkerque-le-pr-eacute-fetprononce-la-fu.shtml |date=2011-05-25 }} 8 December 2010[https://www.nord.gouv.fr/contenu/telechargement/64978/405533/file/Recueil%20special%20N%C2%B035%20du%2008%20d%C3%A9cembre%202010.pdf Arrêté préfectoral du 8 décembre 2010][https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune-associee/59540-saint-pol-sur-mer Commune associée de Saint-Pol-sur-Mer] INSEE In 2022 it had 20,346 inhabitants. It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Dunkirk, and is almost encircled by it.

Personalities

Heraldry

{{Blazon-arms

| img1=Blason de la ville de Saint-Pol-sur-Mer 1 (59) Nord-France.svg

| legend1=Arms of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer

| text=The arms of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer are blazoned :
Per saltire Or and vert, a saltire indented sable, between a lion sable, armed and langued gules, 2 lions crowned Or, and a lyre gules.

}}

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