Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy

Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy
The centre of Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy
Location of Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy
Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy
Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy
Coordinates: 49°33′55″N 1°21′04″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonLe Mesnil-Esnard
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Patrice Nion[1]
Area
1
13.8 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
697
  Density51/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.

The inhabitants of the town of Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy are "Cruciens St., San Cruciennes."[3]

Geography

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

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

  • 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

References


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