Monchy-sur-Eu

Monchy-sur-Eu is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Monchy-sur-Eu
The town hall and school in Monchy-sur-Eu
Coat of arms
Location of Monchy-sur-Eu
Monchy-sur-Eu
Monchy-sur-Eu
Coordinates: 49°59′45″N 1°27′14″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonEu
IntercommunalityCC Villes Sœurs
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Christian Coulombel[1]
Area
1
8.99 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
587
  Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76442 /76260
Elevation49–142 m (161–466 ft)
(avg. 119 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A forestry and farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D126 and the D58 roads.

Heraldry

Arms of Monchy-sur-Eu
The arms of Monchy-sur-Eu are blazoned :
Argent, within a square voided tenné, a trefoil, all within a bordure vert. (tenné may not be a 'proper' tincture but it's the closest that English heraldry has to orange.)

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968431    
1975398−1.13%
1982431+1.14%
1990478+1.30%
1999492+0.32%
2007544+1.26%
2012584+1.43%
2017587+0.10%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Riquier, dating from the seventeenth century.

See also

References


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