Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard

Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard
The Notre-Dame church in Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard
Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard
Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard
Coordinates: 49°58′45″N 1°22′17″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonEu
IntercommunalityCC Falaises du Talou
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Martial Fromentin
Area
1
17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
298
  Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76619 /76260
Elevation14–158 m (46–518 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 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 farming village situated by the banks of the river Yères in the Pays de Caux, at the junction of the D16 and the D113 roads, some 11 miles (18 km) east of Dieppe.

Heraldry

Arms of Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard
The arms of Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard are blazoned :
Azure, on a cross argent between in bend 2 trefoils and in bend sinister 2 eagles Or, a lion gules.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968285    
1975253−1.69%
1982270+0.93%
1990279+0.41%
1999315+1.36%
2007329+0.55%
2012295−2.16%
2017298+0.20%
Source: INSEE[2]

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame at St. Martin, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The church of St. Sulpice, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The church of St. Ouen at Auberville, dating from the seventeenth century, now a house.
  • Ruins of a feudal castle.

See also

References


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