Saint-Victor-l'Abbaye

Saint-Victor-l’Abbaye is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Saint-Victor-l’Abbaye
Belltower from Saint-Victor
Location of Saint-Victor-l’Abbaye
Saint-Victor-l’Abbaye
Saint-Victor-l’Abbaye
Coordinates: 49°40′29″N 1°07′16″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonLuneray
IntercommunalityCC Terroir de Caux
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Jacques Lagnel
Area
1
8.43 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
771
  Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76656 /76890
Elevation115–166 m (377–545 ft)
(avg. 116 m or 381 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 Scie in the Pays de Caux, some 20 miles (32 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D 57, D 3 and D 929 roads. SNCF railways have a TER station here, connecting with Rouen and Dieppe.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793574    
1836653+13.8%
1876540−17.3%
1936417−22.8%
1946458+9.8%
1954465+1.5%
1962537+15.5%
1968558+3.9%
1975573+2.7%
1982575+0.3%
1990569−1.0%
1999624+9.7%
2006627+0.5%
2011733+16.9%

Places of interest

  • The châteaux of St. Victor and Ménillet.
  • Traces of a feudal castle.
  • The church of St. Victor, dating from the thirteenth century.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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