Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard

Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ lə ɡajaʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard
Commune
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
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Eu
Intercommunality	CC Falaises du Talou
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Martial Fromentin
Area 1	17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	288
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76619 /76260
Elevation	14–158 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

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	285	—
1975	253	−1.69%
1982	270	+0.93%
1990	279	+0.41%
1999	315	+1.36%
2007	329	+0.55%
2012	295	−2.16%
2017	298	+0.20%
Source: INSEE

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

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department