Sommery (French pronunciation: [sɔmʁi]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Sommery | |
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 The town hall in Sommery | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Sommery  | |
  Sommery  Sommery | |
| Coordinates: 49°38′07″N 1°26′27″E / 49.6353°N 1.4408°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Neufchâtel-en-Bray |
| Intercommunality | CC Bray-Eawy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Bailleul[1] |
| Area 1 | 21.39 km2 (8.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 834 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76678 /76440 |
| Elevation | 117–236 m (384–774 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 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 Bray, some 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D915, D1 and D7 roads. Three streams within the commune's territory feed the river Béthune. Sommery station has rail connections to Rouen and Amiens.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 735 | — |
| 1975 | 665 | −1.42% |
| 1982 | 619 | −1.02% |
| 1990 | 583 | −0.75% |
| 1999 | 645 | +1.13% |
| 2007 | 706 | +1.14% |
| 2012 | 867 | +4.19% |
| 2017 | 809 | −1.38% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest edit
- An eighteenth-century cider press at the seventeenth-century Bray farm.
- The church of St. Vaast, dating from the thirteenth century.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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