Salperwick (; vls, Salperwijk) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Pas-de-Calais department in the
Hauts-de-France region of
France
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INSEE commune file
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Geography
Salperwick is built on land reclaimed from the marshes, 2 miles (3 km) to the north of Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer (; vls, Sint-Omaars) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France.
It is west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais, and is located in the Artois province. The town is named after Saint Audoma ...
on the D214E1 road.
Population
Places of interest
* The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
* The eighteenth-century château. Where Napoleon stayed on August 27 & 28, 1804 after having left Boulogne. The chateau belongs to the family of the count de Guillebon.
See also
* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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