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Commune in Normandy, France
Sahurs
Commune
The manor of Marbeuf in SahursThe manor of Marbeuf in Sahurs
Location of Sahurs
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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
Area11.23 km (4.34 sq mi)
Population1,226
 • Density110/km (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code76550 /76113
Elevation2–101 m (6.6–331.4 ft)
(avg. 8 m or 26 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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

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

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

Places of interest

  • 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

  • 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

References

  1. Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Seine-Maritime department


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