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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Saint-Pierre-le-Viger

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

Geography

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

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

Population

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

Places of interest

  • 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

References

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