Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Associated commune of Dunkerque
Former town hall of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer
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Coordinates: 51°01′53″N 2°20′38″E / 51.0314°N 2.3439°E / 51.0314; 2.3439
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
Canton	Dunkerque-1
Commune	Dunkerque
Area 1	5.14 km2 (1.98 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	20,250
• Density	3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	59430
Website	https://www.ville-saintpolsurmer.fr/
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Pol-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pɔl syʁ mɛʁ], literally Saint-Pol on Sea; West Flemish: Sint-Pols; Picard: Saint-Po-dsu-Mér) is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. Since 9 December 2010, it is part of the commune of Dunkirk.^[2][3] In 2019 it had 20,250 inhabitants.^[1] It is the second-largest suburb of the city of Dunkirk, and is almost encircled by it.

Personalities

• Yannick Kamanan, footballer
• Kristina Mladenovic, tennis player
• Jérémy Patinier, journalist
• José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan, footballer

Heraldry

The arms of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer are blazoned : Per saltire Or and vert, a saltire indented sable, between a lion sable, armed and langued gules, 2 lions crowned Or, and a lyre gules.