Monchy-sur-Eu is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Monchy-sur-Eu | |
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 The town hall and school in Monchy-sur-Eu | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Monchy-sur-Eu  | |
  Monchy-sur-Eu  Monchy-sur-Eu | |
| Coordinates: 49°59′45″N 1°27′14″E / 49.9958°N 1.4539°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Eu |
| Intercommunality | CC Villes Sœurs |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Coulombel[1] |
| Area 1 | 8.99 km2 (3.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 566 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76442 /76260 |
| Elevation | 49–142 m (161–466 ft) (avg. 119 m or 390 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editA forestry and farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D126 and the D58 roads.
Heraldry
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The arms of Monchy-sur-Eu are blazoned : Argent, within a square voided tenné, a trefoil, all within a bordure vert. (tenné may not be a 'proper' tincture but it's the closest that English heraldry has to orange.)
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Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 431 | — |
| 1975 | 398 | −1.13% |
| 1982 | 431 | +1.14% |
| 1990 | 478 | +1.30% |
| 1999 | 492 | +0.32% |
| 2007 | 544 | +1.26% |
| 2012 | 584 | +1.43% |
| 2017 | 587 | +0.10% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The church of St. Riquier, dating from the seventeenth century.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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