Buchy, Seine-Maritime
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.
The inhabitants of the town of Buchy are called Buchois, Buchoises in French.
Geography
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
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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.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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 | ||
Places of interest
- The church of Sts. Peter & Paul, dating from the sixteenth century.
- An eleventh-century feudal motte.
- The seventeenth-century market hall.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 15 November 2016 (in French)
- ^ Seine-Maritime, habitants.fr
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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