La Crique (French pronunciation: [la kʁik]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

La Crique
The cross at the crossroads in La Crique
The cross at the crossroads in La Crique
Location of La Crique
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La Crique is located in France
La Crique
La Crique
La Crique is located in Normandy
La Crique
La Crique
Coordinates: 49°41′29″N 1°11′54″E / 49.6914°N 1.1983°E / 49.6914; 1.1983
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonNeufchâtel-en-Bray
IntercommunalityCC Bray-Eawy
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Vacher[1]
Area
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10.18 km2 (3.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
352
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76193 /76850
Elevation90–174 m (295–571 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 20 miles (32 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D115, the D99 and the D15 roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 262—    
1975 247−0.84%
1982 261+0.79%
1990 273+0.56%
1999 288+0.60%
2007 352+2.54%
2012 358+0.34%
2017 350−0.45%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • A sixteenth-century stone cross at the crossroads.
  • The nineteenth-century chapel of Notre-Dame.
  • Trinity church dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The sixteenth-century church of the Innocents.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE