Brachy

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Brachy
Commune
The church in Brachy
The church in Brachy
Location of Brachy
Brachy is located in France
Brachy
Brachy
Coordinates: 49°48′57″N 0°57′02″E / 49.8158°N 0.9506°E / 49.8158; 0.9506Coordinates: 49°48′57″N 0°57′02″E / 49.8158°N 0.9506°E / 49.8158; 0.9506
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonLuneray
IntercommunalityCC Terroir de Caux
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christophe Leroy
Area
1
11.15 km2 (4.31 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
745
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76136 /76730
Elevation24–103 m (79–338 ft)
(avg. 35 m or 115 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brachy is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography[]

A farming village situated by the banks of the river Saâne in the Pays de Caux, some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Dieppe, at the junction of the D4, D108 and the D152 roads.

Population[]

Historical population of Brachy
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population504515567669661683740
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[]

  • Two ancient manorhouses.
  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The seventeenth century church of St. Ouen.
  • The church of St. Remy, at Gourel, dating from the eleventh century.
  • A stone cross from the fifteenth century.

See also[]

  • Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.



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