Neuf-Marché is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
Neuf-Marché | |
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Coordinates: 49°25′28″N 1°42′59″E / 49.4244°N 1.7164°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Dieppe |
Canton | Gournay-en-Bray |
Intercommunality | CC 4 rivières |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique But[1] |
Area 1 | 17.71 km2 (6.84 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 656 |
• Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76463 /76220 |
Elevation | 77–210 m (253–689 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
editA forestry and farming village situated by the banks of the river Epte in the Pays de Bray, some 26 miles (42 km) east of Rouen at the junction of the D 915 with the D 1 and D 19 roads. This commune is the furthest southeast within the department and borders both the Eure and Oise departments.
Population
editYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 569 | — |
1975 | 536 | −0.85% |
1982 | 514 | −0.60% |
1990 | 568 | +1.26% |
1999 | 635 | +1.25% |
2007 | 676 | +0.79% |
2012 | 696 | +0.58% |
2017 | 667 | −0.85% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Places of interest
edit- The church of St. Pierre, dating from the tenth century.
- Traces of a feudal castle.
- Two eighteenth-century presbyteries.
- A sixteenth-century manorhouse.
- The nineteenth-century château of Vardes.
- A monument in the forest of Lyons by Robert Delandre.
People
edit- Béatrix Beck, author.
- Robert Delandre, sculptor.
- Bernard de Neufmarché, Norman lord active in the conquest of Wales 1088–1095.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
- ^ "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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