Sailly-en-Ostrevent explained
| Sailly-en-Ostrevent |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Sailly-en-Ostrevent.svg |
| Arrondissement: | Arras |
| Canton: | Brebières |
| Insee: | 62734 |
| Postal Code: | 62490 |
| Mayor: | Serge Mazingue[1] |
| Term: | 2022 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC Osartis Marquion |
| Coordinates: | 50.2892°N 2.9947°W |
| Elevation M: | 48 |
| Elevation Min M: | 38 |
| Elevation Max M: | 74 |
| Area Km2: | 7.43 |
Sailly-en-Ostrevent is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]
Geography
Sailly-en-Ostrevent lies about 12miles east of Arras, at the junction of the D39 and D43 roads.
Places of interest
- The church of St. Albin, rebuilt along with much of the village after World War I.
- The cromlech of Les Bonnettes. In the fields of the commune stands a mound about five metres high, on which are erected five (there were once seven) large stones (dolmen or menhir). The last excavations took place in 1887 but no clues or evidence was discovered as to the origins of the monument.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023. fr.
- https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62734-sailly-en-ostrevent INSEE commune file
