Brachy
Brachy | |
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.jpg) The church in Brachy | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Brachy  | |
  Brachy  Brachy | |
| Coordinates: 49°48′57″N 0°57′02″E / 49.8158°N 0.9506°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Luneray |
| Intercommunality | CC Terroir de Caux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Leroy[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.15 km2 (4.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 687 |
| • Density | 62/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76136 /76730 |
| Elevation | 24–103 m (79–338 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Brachy (French pronunciation: [bʁaʃi]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
[edit]A farming village situated by the banks of the river Saâne in the Pays de Caux, some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Dieppe, at the junction of the D4, D108 and the D152 roads.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 515 | — |
| 1975 | 567 | +1.38% |
| 1982 | 669 | +2.39% |
| 1990 | 661 | −0.15% |
| 1999 | 683 | +0.36% |
| 2007 | 728 | +0.80% |
| 2012 | 757 | +0.78% |
| 2017 | 768 | +0.29% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- Two ancient manorhouses.
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
- The seventeenth century church of St. Ouen.
- The church of St. Remy, at Gourel, dating from the eleventh century.
- A stone cross from the fifteenth century.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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