Saint-Étienne-au-Mont (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃t‿etjɛn‿omɔ̃]; Picard: Sant-Étienne-au-Mont; obsolete Dutch: Sint-Stevensbergen, lit.'St. Stephen's Mountains') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calaisdepartment in the Hauts-de-France region of France near Boulogne-sur-Mer. Besides the main settlement Saint-Étienne-au-Mont, the commune consists of the two smaller settlements Pont-de-Briques and Écault.
Geography
Saint-Étienne-au-Mont is a small farming and light industrial town situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D52 and D940 roads. The Liane river flows from the north of the commune to the south-east. Beyond Écault lies the English Channel (in the west).
Panorama from Mount Ecault and in the distance, the English Channel.
Population
Historical 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
Places of interest
Aréna, Centre des DunesChapelle d'ÉcaultEcault Dunes
The church of Sainte-Thérèse, a nineteenth century church.
The sand dunes along the beach and Aréna (a centre in Écault dedicated to the world of dunes).
The Château d'Audisque, dating from the eighteenth century and a registered monument.
The Pont-de-Briques, a bridge across the Liane
The view from the Chapelle d'Écault (the church is also known as l'Église de Saint-Étienne and dates from the twelfth century)
Hiking
To get a good idea of the area you can walk the Sentier de la Converserie. The name is derived from the Converserie, a building on the site of a former leper colony. It encompasses Le Chemin des Juifs and passes Aréna and the Château d'Hardelot (now the Centre Franco-brittanique de l'Entente Cordiale) as well as the local cemetery (which contains de CWGC cemetery).
