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Buchy, Seine-Maritime

Coordinates: 49°35′10″N 1°21′37″E / 49.5861°N 1.3603°E / 49.5861; 1.3603
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Buchy
The town hall in Buchy
The town hall in Buchy
Coat of arms of Buchy
Location of Buchy
Map
Buchy is located in France
Buchy
Buchy
Buchy is located in Normandy
Buchy
Buchy
Coordinates: 49°35′10″N 1°21′37″E / 49.5861°N 1.3603°E / 49.5861; 1.3603
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonLe Mesnil-Esnard
IntercommunalityInter-Caux-Vexin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joël Lefebvre[1]
Area
1
26.30 km2 (10.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,805
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76146 /76750
Elevation139–231 m (456–758 ft)
(avg. 192 m or 630 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Buchy (French pronunciation: [byʃi]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Bosc-Roger-sur-Buchy and Estouteville-Écalles were merged into Buchy.[3]

The inhabitants of the town of Buchy are called Buchois, Buchoises in French.[4]

Geography

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A small farming town situated in the Pays de Bray some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D7, D41 and the D919 roads. Montérolier-Buchy station has rail connections to Rouen, Lille and Amiens.

Heraldry

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Arms of Buchy
Arms of Buchy
The arms of Buchy are blazoned :
Azure, an ax argent, handled Or, planted in a stump proper, on a chief gules, 3 logger's wedges argent.



Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,746—    
1975 1,842+0.77%
1982 1,886+0.34%
1990 1,984+0.64%
1999 2,174+1.02%
2007 2,581+2.17%
2012 2,635+0.41%
2017 2,757+0.91%
Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Buchy at 1 January 2020.
Source: INSEE[5]

Places of interest

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  • The church of Sts. Peter & Paul, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • An eleventh-century feudal motte.
  • The seventeenth-century market hall.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 15 November 2016 (in French)
  4. ^ Seine-Maritime, habitants.fr
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE