Saint-Victor-l'Abbaye

Summary

Saint-Victor-l'Abbaye (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ viktɔʁ labei]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Saint-Victor-l'Abbaye
Belltower from Saint-Victor
Belltower from Saint-Victor
Location of Saint-Victor-l'Abbaye
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Saint-Victor-l'Abbaye
Saint-Victor-l'Abbaye
Saint-Victor-l'Abbaye is located in Normandy
Saint-Victor-l'Abbaye
Saint-Victor-l'Abbaye
Coordinates: 49°40′29″N 1°07′16″E / 49.6747°N 1.1211°E / 49.6747; 1.1211
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonLuneray
IntercommunalityCC Terroir de Caux
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Lagnel[1]
Area
1
8.43 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
756
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76656 /76890
Elevation115–166 m (377–545 ft)
(avg. 116 m or 381 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

A farming village situated by the banks of the river Scie in the Pays de Caux, some 20 miles (32 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D 57, D 3 and D 929 roads. SNCF railways have a TER station here, connecting with Rouen and Dieppe.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 574—    
1800 582+0.20%
1806 600+0.51%
1821 538−0.72%
1831 637+1.70%
1836 653+0.50%
1841 618−1.10%
1846 581−1.23%
1851 602+0.71%
1856 620+0.59%
1861 620+0.00%
1866 589−1.02%
1872 570−0.55%
1876 540−1.34%
1881 532−0.30%
1886 560+1.03%
1891 526−1.24%
1896 525−0.04%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 481−1.74%
1906 502+0.86%
1911 506+0.16%
1921 470−0.74%
1926 502+1.33%
1931 475−1.10%
1936 417−2.57%
1946 458+0.94%
1954 465+0.19%
1962 537+1.82%
1968 558+0.64%
1975 573+0.38%
1982 575+0.05%
1990 569−0.13%
1999 624+1.03%
2007 624+0.00%
2012 737+3.38%
2017 771+0.91%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Places of interest edit

  • The châteaux of St. Victor and Ménillet.
  • Traces of a feudal castle.
  • The church of St. Victor, dating from the thirteenth century.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Victor-l'Abbaye, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE