Sainte-Geneviève, Seine-Maritime

Sainte-Geneviève (sometimes Sainte-Geneviève-en-Bray) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Sainte-Geneviève
Commune
The town hall in Sainte-Geneviève
Coat of arms
Location of Sainte-Geneviève
Sainte-Geneviève Sainte-Geneviève
Coordinates: 49°39′16″N 1°26′07″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Intercommunality	CC Bray-Eawy
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marie-Josée Hautot
Area ^1	14.33 km^2 (5.53 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	270
• Density	19/km^2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76578 /76440
Elevation	103–231 m (338–758 ft) (avg. 172 m or 564 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 farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D1, the D83 and the D915 roads. Three small tributaries of the Béthune River have their source in the land around the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	435	—
1975	348	−3.14%
1982	307	−1.77%
1990	253	−2.39%
1999	251	−0.09%
2007	280	+1.38%
2012	301	+1.46%
2017	270	−2.15%
Source: INSEE[2]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Geneviève, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The chateau of Mainemare and its park.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE