Surrounded by the green hills of St Polois and crossed by the river Ternoise the town and its related communes  are beautifully situated.

Today's St Pol has grown significantly in the last few decades helped by inward investment  and the development of new services. In particular, European industry leaders in the food & agricultural sector such as Herta and Ingrédia have developed their facilities in the St Pol area.

The position of the town is also now beneficial as it is on a crossroads not just for northern France but also for traffic from the UK and the Netherlands. Activities such as cycling, mountain biking, archery, angling, and clay pigeon shooting are all available locally. There are places of interest in the area, there is a motor racing circuit and the coast is not far away. The battlefields of Azincourt (Agincourt), and, from the First World War, Ypres, Vimy Ridge and the Somme, are in easy reach.