Longueville-sur-Scie
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| Coordinates: 49°47′34″N 1°06′37″E / 49.7928°N 1.1103°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Luneray |
| Intercommunality | CC Terroir de Caux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Bureaux[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.96 km2 (1.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 936 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76397 /76590 |
| Elevation | 52–139 m (171–456 ft) (avg. 95 m or 312 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Longueville-sur-Scie (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃ɡvil syʁ si], literally Longueville on Scie) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
[edit]A farming village situated by the banks of the river Scie in the Pays de Caux, some 9 miles (14 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D77, the D149 and the D3 roads. The commune is served by the TER railway between Dieppe and Rouen.
Coat of arms
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The arms of Longueville-sur-Scie are blazoned : Gules, a triple-towered castle argent masoned sable with a portcullis Or, in sinister chief a falcon volant sable.
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Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 801 | — |
| 1975 | 764 | −0.67% |
| 1982 | 844 | +1.43% |
| 1990 | 820 | −0.36% |
| 1999 | 936 | +1.48% |
| 2007 | 947 | +0.15% |
| 2012 | 975 | +0.58% |
| 2017 | 980 | +0.10% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St.Pierre, dating from the eleventh century.
- Ruins of an 11th-century castle, built by Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville.
Miscellany
[edit]The village was formerly known as Longueville-le-Giffard, one of its sons was Osbern Giffard, who gave his name to Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire, England.
Longueville-sur-Scie is twinned with Newton Longville in Buckinghamshire, England.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 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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