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Sailly en Ostrevent

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pas-de-Calais

Canton
  
Vitry-en-Artois

Area
  
7.43 km²

Local time
  
Tuesday 9:24 AM

Region
  
Hauts-de-France

Arrondissement
  
Arras

Intercommunality
  
Osartis

Population
  
647 (1999)

Sailly-en-Ostrevent

Weather
  
7°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 86% Humidity

Sailly-en-Ostrevent is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

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Map of 62490 Sailly-en-Ostrevent, France

Geography

Sailly-en-Ostrevent lies about 12 miles (19 km) east of Arras, at the junction of the D39 and D43 roads.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Albin, rebuilt along with much of the village after World War I.
  • The stone circle of Bonnettes.
  • In the fields of the commune stands a mound about five metres high, on which are erected five (there were once seven) large stones (dolmen or menhir). The last excavations took place in 1887 but no clues or evidence was discovered as to the origins of the monument.

    References

    Sailly-en-Ostrevent Wikipedia