Sarton
Commune
The church of Sarton
The church of Sarton
Coat of arms of Sarton
Coat of arms
Location of Sarton
Sarton is located in France
Sarton
Sarton
Sarton is located in Hauts-de-France
Sarton
Sarton
Coordinates: 50°07′18″N 2°26′01″E / 50.1217°N 2.4336°E / 50.1217; 2.4336
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonAvesnes-le-Comte
IntercommunalityCC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alexandre Decry[1]
Area
1
6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
192
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62779 /62760
Elevation67–131 m (220–430 ft)
(avg. 74 m or 243 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sarton (French pronunciation: [saʁtɔ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

Sarton lies on the banks of the river Authie, some 23 miles (37 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D1E and D938 roads.

The average altitude of Sarton is 74 meters, and its surface area is 6.6 km2.

Population

The inhabitants are called Sartonais.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968206—    
1975200−0.42%
1982163−2.88%
1990150−1.03%
1999162+0.86%
2007173+0.82%
2012180+0.80%
2017183+0.33%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • An old mill.
  • Les Jardins de Sans-Soucis (the Worriless Gardens), a garden built in 1998 around a 16th to 17th century manor with topiaries, including a collection of old garden tools and a permanent art exhibition.[5]

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ↑ "Les Jardins de Sans-Soucis - Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France".
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