Saulzoir (French pronunciation: ​[solzwaʁ]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[3]

Saulzoir
Commune
The church in Saulzoir
Coat of arms
Location of Saulzoir
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Coordinates: 50°14′29″N 3°26′41″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Cambrai
Canton	Caudry
Intercommunality	CC Pays Solesmois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gilbert Gernet[1]
Area 1	10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,688
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59558 /59227
Elevation	43–88 m (141–289 ft) (avg. 65.5 m or 215 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is situated on the river Selle and has about 1700 inhabitants (2019). The town was the site of Julius Caesar's battle against the Nervians.[4]

Heraldry

The arms of Saulzoir are blazoned : Azure, a crescent between 11 billets (in chief in fess 5, in base 3,2,1) Or.

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

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