Saint-Étienne-au-Mont
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.
Panorama from Mt Ecault with the English Channel.
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 | ||
Places of interest
- The church of Sainte-Thérèse, a nineteenth century church.
- The St. Etienne-au-Mont Communal Cemetery (including the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery) created during World War I for men of the Chinese Labour Corps and of the South African Native Labour Corps.
- The Château d'Audisque, dating from the eighteenth century and a registered monument.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise paroissiale Sainte-Thérèse, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ The CWGC cemetery at St. Etienne-au-Mont
- ^ Base Mérimée: Château d'Audisque, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Étienne-au-Mont.
- Official town website (in French)
- The St. Etienne-au-Mont Communal Cemetery on the website "Remembrance Trails of the Great War in Northern France"
- ARENA - Centre d'interprétation de l'environnement (in French)
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