Saint-Étienne-au-Mont
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint-Étienne-au-Mont (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿etjɛn o mɔ̃]; Picard: Sant-Étienne-au-Mont; obsolete Dutch: Sint-Stevensbergen, lit. 'St. Stephen's Mountains') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France near Boulogne-sur-Mer.[3]
Saint-Étienne-au-Mont
Sint-Stevens Bergen | |
|---|---|
 The route to Ecault beach | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Étienne-au-Mont  | |
 Saint-Étienne-au-Mont  Saint-Étienne-au-Mont | |
| Coordinates: 50°40′56″N 1°37′37″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Outreau |
| Intercommunality | CA Boulonnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Brigitte Passebosc[1] |
Area 1 | 14.05 km2 (5.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 5,051 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62746 /62360 |
| Elevation | 3–113 m (9.8–370.7 ft) (avg. 7 m or 23 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Saint-Étienne-au-Mont is about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Boulogne. The Liane river flows from the north of the commune to the south-east. West of Écault is the English Channel.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,389 | — |
| 1975 | 4,301 | −0.29% |
| 1982 | 4,632 | +1.06% |
| 1990 | 5,037 | +1.05% |
| 1999 | 4,995 | −0.09% |
| 2007 | 5,068 | +0.18% |
| 2012 | 5,097 | +0.11% |
| 2017 | 5,076 | −0.08% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of Sainte-Thérèse, a nineteenth century church.[5]
- The St. Etienne-au-Mont Communal Cemetery (including the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery)[6] created during World War I for men of the Chinese Labour Corps and of the South African Native Labour Corps.[citation needed]
- The Château d'Audisque, dating from the eighteenth century and a registered monument.[7]
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