Saint-Omer
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 The theater « le moulin à café » (the coffee grinder) | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Omer  | |
  Saint-Omer  Saint-Omer | |
| Coordinates: 50°44′46″N 2°15′42″E / 50.7461°N 2.2617°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
| Canton | Saint-Omer |
| Intercommunality | CA 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 |
| • Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62765 /62500 |
| Elevation | 0–27 m (0–89 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 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.
- ^ "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
- ^ "THE LIVES OF THE FATHERS, MARTYRS, AND OTHER PRINCIPAL SAINTS - ST. OMER, B. C." www.ecatholic2000.com.