Saint-Laurent-en-Caux is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Saint-Laurent-en-Caux
The town hall square and church in Saint-Laurent-en-Caux
The town hall square and church in Saint-Laurent-en-Caux
Location of Saint-Laurent-en-Caux
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Saint-Laurent-en-Caux is located in France
Saint-Laurent-en-Caux
Saint-Laurent-en-Caux
Saint-Laurent-en-Caux is located in Normandy
Saint-Laurent-en-Caux
Saint-Laurent-en-Caux
Coordinates: 49°45′06″N 0°52′53″E / 49.7517°N 0.8814°E / 49.7517; 0.8814
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonYvetot
IntercommunalityCC Plateau de Caux-Doudeville-Yerville
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Agnès Laloi[1]
Area
1
6.46 km2 (2.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
749
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76597 /76560
Elevation95–156 m (312–512 ft)
(avg. 146 m or 479 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Dieppe at the junction of the D142, D149 and the D50 roads.

Population edit

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968588—    
1975601+0.31%
1982640+0.90%
1990725+1.57%
1999732+0.11%
2007803+1.16%
2012770−0.84%
2017771+0.03%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest edit

  • The church of St.Laurent, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The remains of a feudal castle.
  • A sixteenth century sandstone cross in the cemetery.
  • Two 16th century manorhouses.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE