Saint-Pol-sur-Mer ( vls, Sint-Pols, lang) is a former

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 Nord

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

in northern

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. Since 9 December 2010, it is part of the commune of

Dunkirk Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.Commune de Saint-Pol-sur-Mer (59540), commune associée
INSEE In 2019 it had 20,250 inhabitants. It is the second-largest

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of the city of Dunkirk, and is almost encircled by it.

Personalities

Yannick Kamanan Yannick Étienne Stanislas Kamanan (born 5 October 1981 in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, Nord (French department), Nord) is a French football (soccer), footballer, who plays for Ware F.C., Ware and Old Boys Clapham F.C., Old Boys Clapham as a Forward (asso ...

, footballer *

Kristina Mladenovic Kristina "Kiki" Mladenovic (; sr, Кристина "Кики" Младеновић, Kristina "Kiki" Mladenović, ; born 14 May 1993) is a French professional tennis player and a former world No. 1 in doubles. She is a nine-time Grand Slam ch ...

, tennis player *

Jérémy Patinier Jérémy is a French masculine given name. It is a spelling variant of Jérémie, itself the French variant of the biblical name Jeremiah. Its cognate in English is Jeremy. People with the given name Jérémy include: * Jérémy Abadie (bo ...

, journalist *

José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan (born 26 July 1975) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Career A central defender, Pierre-Fanfan was born in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer and began his career at USL Dunkerque, where he playe ...

, footballer

Heraldry

Drapeau de la commune de Saint-Pol-sur-Mer (59) Nord-France

References

External links

Official website
(in French) Former communes of Nord (French department) French Flanders {{Nord-geo-stub