Sauchay (French pronunciation: [soʃɛ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Sauchay
A general view of Sauchay
A general view of Sauchay
Coat of arms of Sauchay
Location of Sauchay
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Sauchay is located in France
Sauchay
Sauchay
Sauchay is located in Normandy
Sauchay
Sauchay
Coordinates: 49°55′24″N 1°12′09″E / 49.9233°N 1.2025°E / 49.9233; 1.2025
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonDieppe-2
IntercommunalityCC Falaises du Talou
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Larcheveque[1]
Area
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5.74 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
441
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76665 /76630
Elevation15–114 m (49–374 ft)
(avg. 35 m or 115 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
St Martial church of Sauchay-le-Bas

Geography

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It comprises two farming villages situated in the valley of the Eaulne river in the Pays de Caux, some 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Dieppe on the D920 and D454 roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968332—    
1975314−0.79%
1982374+2.53%
1990431+1.79%
1999392−1.05%
2007405+0.41%
2012410+0.25%
2017415+0.24%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • A château and its gardens.
  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The church of St. Martial at Sauchay-le-Bas, dating from the eleventh century.
  • A sixteenth-century stone cross.

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