Saint-Saëns, Seine-Maritime
Saint-Saëns | |
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Coordinates: 49°40′N 1°17′E / 49.67°N 1.28°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Dieppe |
Canton | Neufchâtel-en-Bray |
Intercommunality | CC Bray-Eawy |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Karine Hunkeler[1] |
Area 1 | 25.5 km2 (9.8 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,317 |
• Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76648 /76680 |
Elevation | 90–229 m (295–751 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Saëns (French:
History
The year 674 saw the foundation of a monastery on the hill at the present-day location of the village. The first abbot was
Called "Sancti Sidonii" in a document of around 830, it was destroyed by the
The castle was taken in 1204 by the French king
About 1167
The castle and village were looted and burned by the English and the Burgundians in 1450 and again by Henry IV of France in 1592. That same year, the Spanish ravaged the manor of Quesnay.
In the 14th century, the town was famous for its
The
Heraldry
The arms of Saint-Saëns are blazoned : Argent, six torteaux gules 3, 2, 1
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Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,463 | — |
1975 | 2,426 | −0.22% |
1982 | 2,339 | −0.52% |
1990 | 2,138 | −1.12% |
1999 | 2,553 | +1.99% |
2007 | 2,524 | −0.14% |
2012 | 2,534 | +0.08% |
2017 | 2,391 | −1.16% |
Source: INSEE[6] |
Main sights
- The church of St Saëns, dating from the thirteenth century.
- Ruins of the twelfth century castle.
- The manor house at the hamlet of Quesnay.
- Two chateaus, at Bailly and Vaudichon.
- The seventeenth century market building.
- Vestiges of the seventeenth century Bernardines convent.
People
- Sidonius of Saint-Saëns, founder of the town.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Doit-on prononcer le "s" final de Saint-Saëns ? Archived 2017-01-16 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ Leonie V. Hicks, Religious Life in Normandy 1050–1300: Space, Gender and Social Pressure, Appendix B: Nunneries, p. 201.
- ^ Encyclopédie générale des transports – Chemins de fer, tome 12, 76.2.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE