Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy

Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy
The centre of Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy
The centre of Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy
Location of Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy
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Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy is located in France
Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy
Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy
Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy is located in Normandy
Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy
Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy
Coordinates: 49°33′55″N 1°21′04″E / 49.5653°N 1.3511°E / 49.5653; 1.3511
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonLe Mesnil-Esnard
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrice Nion[1]
Area
1
13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
683
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76571 /76750
Elevation120–195 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

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968438—    
1975460+0.70%
1982462+0.06%
1990512+1.29%
1999545+0.70%
2007671+2.63%
2012683+0.36%
2017697+0.41%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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  • 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

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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. ^ Seine-Maritime, habitants.fr
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE