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Sahurs

Coordinates: 49°21′34″N 0°56′39″E / 49.3594°N 0.9442°E / 49.3594; 0.9442
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Sahurs
The manor of Marbeuf in Sahurs
The manor of Marbeuf in Sahurs
Location of Sahurs
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Sahurs is located in France
Sahurs
Sahurs
Sahurs is located in Normandy
Sahurs
Sahurs
Coordinates: 49°21′34″N 0°56′39″E / 49.3594°N 0.9442°E / 49.3594; 0.9442
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonCanteleu
IntercommunalityMétropole Rouen Normandie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Jouenne[1]
Area
1
11.23 km2 (4.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,219
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76550 /76113
Elevation2–101 m (6.6–331.4 ft)
(avg. 8 m or 26 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sahurs (French pronunciation: [sayʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 755—    
1975 788+0.61%
1982 870+1.42%
1990 1,008+1.86%
1999 1,120+1.18%
2007 1,320+2.08%
2012 1,264−0.86%
2017 1,226−0.61%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • 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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE