Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy
Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy | |
|---|---|
 The centre of Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy | |
Location of Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy | |
  Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy  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 (2022)[2] | 672 |
| • 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
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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
References
- ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Seine-Maritime, habitants.fr
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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