Sommesnil

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

Sommesnil
Commune
Location of Sommesnil
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Coordinates: 49°42′43″N 0°40′25″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Saint-Valery-en-Caux
Intercommunality	CC Côte d'Albâtre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Antoine Lecroq[1]
Area ^1	3.06 km^2 (1.18 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	103
• Density	34/km^2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76679 /76560
Elevation	47–128 m (154–420 ft) (avg. 121 m or 397 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 very small farming village, in the Durdent valley of the Pays de Caux, situated some 32 miles (51 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D105 and D106 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	80	—
1975	64	−3.14%
1982	62	−0.45%
1990	66	+0.78%
1999	84	+2.72%
2007	86	+0.29%
2012	94	+1.79%
2017	103	+1.85%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Firmin, dating from the nineteenth century.
• A seventeenth-century chateau. The chateau was built in 1620 by Louis XIII on the site of a medieval chateau as a base for hunting. Louis XIII built the two fine Medici gates which still exist in honour of his mother Marie de Medici [1575-1642]. She was the wife of Henry IV and Queen of France. The Chateau was later Inhabited by the family Bigot who were involved in the parliament at Rouen. Over the years it has been a home, a medical centre and used by the German and United States armies in WW2. It has original ceilings and panelled dining room, an original kitchen with fireplace, an impressive staircase and cour d'honneur with fine tapestries. The chateau has been undergoing a full restoration by the current owner.

• The chapel of Notre-Dame. This is a small Chapel much revered by the community of Sommesnil who hold an annual service and procession between the chapel and the church of St Firmin. The chapel was originally owned by the château of Sommesnil but was donated by the present owner of the chateau to the community of Sommesnil.

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.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE