Montreuil-sur-Mer

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Administration
Commune of Montreuil-sur-Mer
Location
Longitude	01° 45' 51" E
Latitude	50° 27' 52" N
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais (sous-préfecture)
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Montreuil-sur-Mer (chief town)
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Montreuillois
Mayor	Bernard Pion
Statistics
Altitude	2–43
Land area¹	2.85 km²
Population² (1999)	2,688
- Density (1999)	943/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62588/ 62170
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

Montreuil-sur-Mer (officially Montreuil) is a sous-préfecture of northern France, in the département of Pas-de-Calais. It is located on the Canche river, not far from Étaples. The Mer (French for "Sea"), however, is now some distance away.

1 Sights
2 Demographics
3 Literary
4 Sister cities
5 External link

It is surrounded by mediaeval ramparts.

Population (1999): 2,688 inhabitants for the city, 21,603 inhabitants for the canton and 99,288 inhabitants for the arrondissement. This one comprises 7 cantons (list).

Montreuil was the setting for much of the early part of Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables. The novel's protagonist, Jean Valjean, served as mayor of the city. The city was the setting for much of the early conflict between Valjean and the novel's antagonist, Javert. It was also Fantine's hometown.