Saint-Georges, Pas-de-Calais

Saint-Georges
Coat of arms
Saint-Georges
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Saint-Georges
Coordinates: 50°21′32″N 2°05′06″E / 50.3589°N 2.085°ECoordinates: 50°21′32″N 2°05′06″E / 50.3589°N 2.085°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Le Parcq
Intercommunality	Canche Ternoise
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jacques Truelle
Area^1	9.69 km^2 (3.74 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	303
• Density	31/km^2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62749 / 62770
Elevation	27–134 m (89–440 ft) (avg. 36 m or 118 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

It has a canting coat-of-arms: the Cross of Saint George.

Geography

Saint-Georges is located in the valley of the river Canche, 18 miles (27 km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D340 road, and 3 miles (5 km) to the east of Hesdin.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
270	271	293	305	305	266	303
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St. Georges, dating from the eighteenth century
• The remains of a medieval priory
• The chapel of St. Ladre, dating from the eighteenth century

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Saint-Georges on the Quid website (French)