Sahurs

Sahurs is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Sahurs
Commune
The manor of Marbeuf in Sahurs
Location of Sahurs
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Coordinates: 49°21′34″N 0°56′39″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Canteleu
Intercommunality	Métropole Rouen Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Jouenne[1]
Area ^1	11.23 km^2 (4.34 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	1,226
• Density	110/km^2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76550 /76113
Elevation	2–101 m (6.6–331.4 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A village of forestry and farming situated inside a meander of the river Seine, some 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Rouen at the junction of the D5 and the D351 roads. A car ferry connects the commune with the south bank.

Population

Historical population of Sahurs

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	631	755	788	870	1008	1120	1334
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St. Sauveur, dating from the eleventh century.
• The sixteenth century Château de Soquence.
• The manorhouse and chapel de Marbeuf, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The Château de Trémauville.

Notable people

• Louis de Brézé, who built the Manoir de Marbeuf.
• Pierre de Marbeuf, 17th-century French poet, lived in the manor.
• Anne of Austria was a benefactor of the chapel de Marbeuf.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

1. Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.