21 Aug, 2019
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Sigy-en-Bray
Sigy-en-Bray (French pronunciation: [siʒi ɑ̃ bʁɛ], literally Sigy in Bray) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Between 1973 and 2017 the commune Saint-Lucien was part of Sigy-en-Bray.
Geography
A farming commune comprising several villages and hamlets covering a large area of land (27 km). It is found in the valley of the Andelle river in the Pays de Bray, some 19 miles (31 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D13, D41 and D8 roads.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 409 | — |
1975 | 409 | +0.00% |
1982 | 418 | +0.31% |
1990 | 395 | −0.70% |
1999 | 419 | +0.66% |
2007 | 426 | +0.21% |
2012 | 487 | +2.71% |
2017 | 515 | +1.12% |
Population of the area of the commune of Sigy-en-Bray as of 2020. Source: INSEE |
Inhabitants of Sigy are called sigeois and sigeoises in French.
Places of interest
- The church of St. Martin, originally an abbey, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The chateau of Imbleval.
- A fifteenth-century sandstone cross.
- The church of St. Lucien, dating from the eleventh century.
- The chapel of St. Vincent at Bois-le-Borgne.
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.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Lucien, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Arrêté du 9 décembre 2016 portant modification des circonscriptions administratives territoriales (création de la commune de Saint-Lucien), Légifrance.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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