Buchy, Seine-Maritime

Summary

Buchy (French pronunciation: [byʃi]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Bosc-Roger-sur-Buchy and Estouteville-Écalles were merged into Buchy.[3]

Buchy
The town hall in Buchy
The town hall in Buchy
Coat of arms of Buchy
Location of Buchy
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Buchy
Buchy
Buchy is located in Normandy
Buchy
Buchy
Coordinates: 49°35′10″N 1°21′37″E / 49.5861°N 1.3603°E / 49.5861; 1.3603
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonLe Mesnil-Esnard
IntercommunalityInter-Caux-Vexin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joël Lefebvre[1]
Area
1
26.30 km2 (10.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,805
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76146 /76750
Elevation139–231 m (456–758 ft)
(avg. 192 m or 630 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 Buchy are called Buchois, Buchoises in French.[4]

Geography edit

A small farming town situated in the Pays de Bray some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D7, D41 and the D919 roads. Montérolier-Buchy station has rail connections to Rouen, Lille and Amiens.

Heraldry edit

 
Arms of Buchy
The arms of Buchy are blazoned :
Azure, an ax argent, handled Or, planted in a stump proper, on a chief gules, 3 logger's wedges argent.



Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,746—    
1975 1,842+0.77%
1982 1,886+0.34%
1990 1,984+0.64%
1999 2,174+1.02%
2007 2,581+2.17%
2012 2,635+0.41%
2017 2,757+0.91%
Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Buchy at 1 January 2020.
Source: INSEE[5]

Places of interest edit

  • The church of Sts. Peter & Paul, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • An eleventh-century feudal motte.
  • The seventeenth-century market hall.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 15 November 2016 (in French)
  4. ^ Seine-Maritime, habitants.fr
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE