Saint-Martin-au-Laërt
Encyclopedia
Saint-Martin-au-Laërt is a commune
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
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on the D928 and D923 roads.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
Saint-Martin-au-Laërt is a farming and light industrial suburb to the northwest of Saint-OmerSaint-Omer
Saint-Omer , a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais. The town is named after Saint Audomar, who brought Christianity to the area....
on the D928 and D923 roads.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1629 | 2764 | 4857 | 4398 | 4259 | 3921 | 3981 |
| Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The windmillWindmillA windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...
tower, classified as an ancient monument. - The Château de La Tour Blanche.
Administration
| Period | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1808 | Deslyon de Moncheaux | ||
| 1824 | Valery Lemaire | ||
| 1826 | Comte du Tertre Charles Henri | ||
| 1831 | Henri Bocquet | ||
| 1832 | Etienne Pouly | ||
| 1835 | Augustin Campagne | ||
| 1853 | Xavier Mahieu | ||
| 1865 | Augustin Campagne | ||
| 1871 | Charles Mahieu | ||
| 1874 | Walleux Duquenoy | ||
| 1887 | André Campagne | ||
| 1904 | Gaston Pouly | ||
| 1908 | André Campagne | ||
| 1913 | Eugène Marquis | ||
| 1919 | René Cotillon | ||
| 1944 | Victor Denis | ||
| 1947 | Fernand Marquis | ||
| 1959 | Henri Stoven | ||
| 1969 | Victor Guilbert | ||
| 1981 | Raymond Lamare | ||
| 2001 | Bertrand Petit |