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.
Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy | |
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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. |
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". 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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