Luneray (French pronunciation: [lunʁɛ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Luneray
The Protestant temple in Luneray
The Protestant temple in Luneray
Coat of arms of Luneray
Location of Luneray
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Luneray is located in France
Luneray
Luneray
Luneray is located in Normandy
Luneray
Luneray
Coordinates: 49°49′45″N 0°54′51″E / 49.8292°N 0.9142°E / 49.8292; 0.9142
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonLuneray
IntercommunalityCC Terroir de Caux
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Guy Auger[1]
Area
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5.08 km2 (1.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,170
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76400 /76810
Elevation66–100 m (217–328 ft)
(avg. 83 m or 272 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 small town of farming and light industry situated in the Pays de Caux, some 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Dieppe at the junction of the D70, the D4 and the D27 roads. The commune is also served by the TER railway.

Heraldry

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Arms of Luneray
The arms of Luneray are blazoned :
Quarterly 1: Per chevron argent and gules; 2: Gules, a chevron between 3 wolf heads Or; 3: Or, 3 lions sable; 4: Argent, 3 ermine spots sable.



Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19681,782—    
19751,736−0.37%
19821,807+0.57%
19902,006+1.31%
19992,167+0.86%
20072,091−0.45%
20122,147+0.53%
20172,211+0.59%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • An eighteenth-century Protestant church. Luneray is one of the few Norman communes to have a significant Protestant population. The first French Sunday school was opened Luneray, August 7, 1814 by Pastor Laurent Cadoret, who built the temple with his parishioners

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