Saint-Martin-au-Laërt
Saint-Martin-au-Laërt (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ o laʁ]; West Flemish: Sint-Maartens-Aard) is a former commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem.
Geography
Saint-Martin-au-Laërt is a farming and light industrial suburb to the northwest of Saint-Omer on the D928 and D923 roads.
Population
The inhabitants are called Saint-Martinois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,630 | — |
| 1968 | 2,764 | +9.20% |
| 1975 | 4,857 | +8.39% |
| 1982 | 4,398 | −1.41% |
| 1990 | 4,259 | −0.40% |
| 1999 | 3,921 | −0.91% |
| 2006 | 3,882 | −0.14% |
| Source: EHESS | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The windmill tower, classified as an ancient monument.
- The Château de La Tour Blanche.
Administration
| Period | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1808 | Deslyon de Moncheaux | |
| 1824 | Valery Lemaire | |
| 1826 | Comte du Tertre Charles Henri | |
| 1831 | Henri Bocquet | |
| 1832 | Etienne Pouly | |
| 1835 | Augustin Campagne | |
| 1853 | Xavier Mahieu | |
| 1865 | Augustin Campagne | |
| 1871 | Charles Mahieu | |
| 1874 | Walleux Duquenoy | |
| 1887 | André Campagne | |
| 1904 | Gaston Pouly | |
| 1908 | André Campagne | |
| 1913 | Eugène Marquis | |
| 1919 | René Cotillon | |
| 1944 | Victor Denis | |
| 1947 | Fernand Marquis | |
| 1959 | Henri Stoven | |
| 1969 | Victor Guilbert | |
| 1981 | Raymond Lamare | |
| 2001 | Bertrand Petit |
See also
References
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 23 December 2015 (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Martin-au-Laërt, EHESS (in French).
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