Buchy (French pronunciation: [byʃi]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Bosc-Roger-sur-Buchy and Estouteville-Écalles were merged into Buchy.[3]
Buchy | |
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The town hall in Buchy | |
Coordinates: 49°35′10″N 1°21′37″E / 49.5861°N 1.3603°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rouen |
Canton | Le Mesnil-Esnard |
Intercommunality | Inter-Caux-Vexin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Joël Lefebvre[1] |
Area 1 | 26.30 km2 (10.15 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,805 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76146 /76750 |
Elevation | 139–231 m (456–758 ft) (avg. 192 m or 630 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The inhabitants of the town of Buchy are called Buchois, Buchoises in French.[4]
Geography
editA small farming town situated in the Pays de Bray some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D7, D41 and the D919 roads. Montérolier-Buchy station has rail connections to Rouen, Lille and Amiens.
Heraldry
editThe arms of Buchy are blazoned : Azure, an ax argent, handled Or, planted in a stump proper, on a chief gules, 3 logger's wedges argent.
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Population
editYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,746 | — |
1975 | 1,842 | +0.77% |
1982 | 1,886 | +0.34% |
1990 | 1,984 | +0.64% |
1999 | 2,174 | +1.02% |
2007 | 2,581 | +2.17% |
2012 | 2,635 | +0.41% |
2017 | 2,757 | +0.91% |
Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Buchy at 1 January 2020. Source: INSEE[5] |
Places of interest
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 15 November 2016 (in French)
- ^ Seine-Maritime, habitants.fr
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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