Montreuil-sur-Mer
Montreu(l)-su-Mér (Picard) | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 The town hall of Montreuil-Sur-Mer | |
 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Montreuil-sur-Mer  | |
  Montreuil-sur-Mer  Montreuil-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 50°27′53″N 1°45′47″E / 50.4648°N 1.763°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Berck |
| Intercommunality | CA Deux Baies en Montreuillois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Ducrocq[1] |
Area 1 | 2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,893 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62588 /62170 |
| Elevation | 2–43 m (6.6–141.1 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montreuil-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tʁœj syʁ mɛʁ] ; Picard: Montreu-su-Mér or Montreul-su-Mér; Dutch: Monsterole), Montreuil-on-the-Sea, is a subprefecture in the Pas-de-Calais Department in northern France.[3] Though commonly called by this name since at least the twelfth century, it was legally known as Montreuil until 31 December 2022.[4][5] It is located on the Canche river, not far from Étaples. The sea, however, is now some distance away. Montreuil-sur-Mer station has rail connections to Arras and Étaples.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Le Bourdellès, Hubert (October–December 1981). "Les problèmes linguistiques de Montreuil-sur-Mer : les origines de la ville à travers ses noms successifs". Revue du Nord. 63 (251): 960. doi:10.3406/rnord.1981.3832.
- ^ "Décret n° 2022-1225 du 12 septembre 2022 portant changement du nom de communes". Légifrance (in French). 12 September 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.