Sahurs
| Sahurs | |
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  Sahurs | |
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Location within Normandy region  Sahurs | |
| Coordinates: 49°21′34″N 0°56′39″E / 49.3594°N 0.9442°ECoordinates: 49°21′34″N 0°56′39″E / 49.3594°N 0.9442°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Grand-Couronne |
| Intercommunality | CREA |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guy Da Lage |
| Area1 | 11.23 km2 (4.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,334 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76550 / 76113 |
| Elevation |
2–101 m (6.6–331.4 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Sahurs is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie 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
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 631 | 755 | 788 | 870 | 1008 | 1120 | 1334 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
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.
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
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sahurs. |
- Sahurs on the Quid website (French)
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