Saint-Omer

Saint-Omer
Saint-Onmé (Picard)
Sint-Omaars
The theater « le moulin à café » (the coffee grinder)
The theater « le moulin à café » (the coffee grinder)
Coat of arms of Saint-Omer
Location of Saint-Omer
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Saint-Omer is located in France
Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer is located in Hauts-de-France
Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer
Coordinates: 50°44′46″N 2°15′42″E / 50.7461°N 2.2617°E / 50.7461; 2.2617
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonSaint-Omer
IntercommunalityCA Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Decoster[1]
Area
1
16.4 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
14,661
 • Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62765 /62500
Elevation0–27 m (0–89 ft)
(avg. 6 m or 20 ft)
Websitewww.ville-saint-omer.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Omer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿omɛʁ] ; West Flemish: Sint-Omaars; Picard: Saint-Onmé) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France.[3]

It is 68 km (42 mi) west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais, and is located in the Artois province. The town is named after Saint Audomar, who brought Christianity to the area.[4]

The canalised section of the river Aa begins at Saint-Omer, reaching the North Sea at Gravelines in northern France. Below its walls, the Aa connects with the Neufossé Canal, which ends at the river Lys.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ "THE LIVES OF THE FATHERS, MARTYRS, AND OTHER PRINCIPAL SAINTS - ST. OMER, B. C." www.ecatholic2000.com.