Saint-Denis-sur-Scie (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ dəni syʁ si], literally Saint-Denis on Scie) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Saint-Denis-sur-Scie
Coat of arms of Saint-Denis-sur-Scie
Location of Saint-Denis-sur-Scie
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Saint-Denis-sur-Scie is located in France
Saint-Denis-sur-Scie
Saint-Denis-sur-Scie
Saint-Denis-sur-Scie is located in Normandy
Saint-Denis-sur-Scie
Saint-Denis-sur-Scie
Coordinates: 49°42′20″N 1°05′42″E / 49.7056°N 1.095°E / 49.7056; 1.095
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonLuneray
IntercommunalityCC Terroir de Caux
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Henri Dupuis[1]
Area
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8.63 km2 (3.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
682
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76574 /76890
Elevation96–161 m (315–528 ft)
(avg. 98 m or 322 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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A farming village situated by the banks of the river Scie in the Pays de Caux at the junction of the D57 with the D22 road, some 15 miles (24 km) south of Dieppe.

Heraldry

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Arms of Saint-Denis-sur-Scie
The arms of Saint-Denis-sur-Scie are blazoned :
Gules, a leopard Or between 2 plates [argent], and on a chief Or a billet between 2 roses azure, barbed vert.



Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968360—    
1975295−2.80%
1982300+0.24%
1990349+1.91%
1999386+1.13%
2007444+1.77%
2012579+5.45%
2017674+3.09%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • The church of St. Denis, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The nineteenth-century chateau of Bosmelet and its park.
  • A chapel, once part of a leper hospital.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE