Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy
Appearance
Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy | |
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The centre of Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy | |
Coordinates: 49°33′55″N 1°21′04″E / 49.5653°N 1.3511°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rouen |
Canton | Le Mesnil-Esnard |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrice Nion[1] |
Area 1 | 13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 683 |
• Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76571 /76750 |
Elevation | 120–195 m (394–640 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t kʁwa syʁ byʃi], literally Sainte-Croix on Buchy) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
The inhabitants of the town of Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy are called Saint-Cruciens, Saint-Cruciennes in French.[3]
Geography
[edit]A farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Rouen at the junction of the D7, D90, D93 and the D98 roads.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 438 | — |
1975 | 460 | +0.70% |
1982 | 462 | +0.06% |
1990 | 512 | +1.29% |
1999 | 545 | +0.70% |
2007 | 671 | +2.63% |
2012 | 683 | +0.36% |
2017 | 697 | +0.41% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St. Croix, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The church of St. Médard & St. Godard, dating from the twelfth century.
- Traces of the chateau du Grand Beslel.
- The seventeenth-century stone cross in the cemetery.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Seine-Maritime, habitants.fr
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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