La Ferté-Saint-Samson
La Ferté-Saint-Samson | |
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  La Ferté-Saint-Samson | |
| Coordinates: 49°34′44″N 1°31′32″E / 49.5789°N 1.5256°ECoordinates: 49°34′44″N 1°31′32″E / 49.5789°N 1.5256°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Gournay-en-Bray |
| Intercommunality | CC 4 rivières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Maurice Defromerie |
| Area 1 | 19.05 km2 (7.36 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 462 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76261 /76440 |
| Elevation | 119–196 m (390–643 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Ferté-Saint-Samson is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography[]
A forestry and farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some 39 miles (63 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D61, the D21 and the D921 roads.
Population[]
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 382 | 447 | 372 | 319 | 333 | 341 | 420 |
| 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 motte and ruins of a feudal castle.
- An old house dating from the sixteenth century.
- A nineteenth-century château.
- The thirteenth-century chapel of St.Samson.
- The church of St.Pierre, dating from the tenth century.
See also[]
- Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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