Saulzoir () is a
commune in the
Nord
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department in northern
France
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.
It is situated on the river
Selle
Selle may refer to:
*Selle (Scheldt tributary), the name of a river in Nord, France
* Selle (Somme tributary), the name of a river in Picardy, France
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and has about 1700 inhabitants (2019). The town was the site of
Julius Caesar
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's battle against the
Nervians.
[Pierre Turquin ("La Bataille de la Selle (du Sabis) en l' An 57 avant J.-C." in Les Études Classiques 23/2 (1955), 113-156) has proved beyond reasonable doubt that the battle was fought at the River Selle.]
Heraldry
See also
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Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
References
Communes of Nord (French department)
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