Saint-Pierre-le-Viger

Summary

Saint-Pierre-le-Viger is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

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Location of Saint-Pierre-le-Viger
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Saint-Pierre-le-Viger
Saint-Pierre-le-Viger
Saint-Pierre-le-Viger is located in Normandy
Saint-Pierre-le-Viger
Saint-Pierre-le-Viger
Coordinates: 49°49′27″N 0°51′02″E / 49.8242°N 0.8506°E / 49.8242; 0.8506
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonSaint-Valery-en-Caux
IntercommunalityCC Côte d'Albâtre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Daniel Legros[1]
Area
1
5.45 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
268
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76642 /76740
Elevation32–91 m (105–299 ft)
(avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

Hosting the farming village of the same name, the mainly agricultural commune is bisected by the north-flowing Dun. It is 12 miles (19 km) southwest of the large coastal town Dieppe in the Pays de Caux, where the D237, the D89 and the D142 roads meet.

Meteorite find edit

The commune bore the first find of the 2023 CX1 metre-sized asteroid or meteroid's meteorites.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968314—    
1975298−0.74%
1982258−2.04%
1990257−0.05%
1999274+0.71%
2007274+0.00%
2012267−0.52%
2017257−0.76%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest edit

  • The church of St. Joseph-Benoît Cottolengo, built in 1958, after the destruction of most of the village during 1944.
  • The sixteenth century manorhouse.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE