Sarton, Pas-de-Calais

Sarton is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Sarton
Commune
The church of Sarton
Coat of arms
Location of Sarton
Sarton
Sarton
Coordinates: 50°07′18″N 2°26′01″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonAvesnes-le-Comte
IntercommunalityCC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Bernard Bottin
Area
1
6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
183
 • Density28/km2 (72/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.

Geography

Sarton lies on the banks of the river Authie, some 23 miles (37.0 km) southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D1E and D938 roads.

The average altitude of Sarton is 74 meters. With a surface area of 6.6 km2, it is the 549th largest commune in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais, out of 1,549 communes in total.

Population

The inhabitants are called Sartonais.

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
237206200163150162173
Census count starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

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.[2]
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See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. https://www.parcsetjardins.fr/jardins/1432-les-jardins-de-sans-soucis


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