Brachy
For the prefix "brachy-", see List of commonly used taxonomic affixes.
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Location within Normandy region Brachy | |
Coordinates: 49°48′57″N 0°57′02″E / 49.8158°N 0.9506°ECoordinates: 49°48′57″N 0°57′02″E / 49.8158°N 0.9506°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Dieppe |
Canton | Bacqueville-en-Caux |
Intercommunality | Saâne et Vienne |
Government | |
• Mayor | Robert Leseigneur |
Area1 | 11.15 km2 (4.31 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 740 |
• Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Brachy is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
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
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 504 | 515 | 567 | 669 | 661 | 683 | 740 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Places of interest
- 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
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brachy. |
- Brachy on the Quid website (French)
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