Monchy-sur-Eu is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Monchy-sur-Eu
The town hall and school in Monchy-sur-Eu
The town hall and school in Monchy-sur-Eu
Coat of arms of Monchy-sur-Eu
Location of Monchy-sur-Eu
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Monchy-sur-Eu is located in France
Monchy-sur-Eu
Monchy-sur-Eu
Monchy-sur-Eu is located in Normandy
Monchy-sur-Eu
Monchy-sur-Eu
Coordinates: 49°59′45″N 1°27′14″E / 49.9958°N 1.4539°E / 49.9958; 1.4539
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonEu
IntercommunalityCC Villes Sœurs
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Coulombel[1]
Area
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8.99 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
566
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76442 /76260
Elevation49–142 m (161–466 ft)
(avg. 119 m or 390 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 forestry and farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D126 and the D58 roads.

Heraldry

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Arms of Monchy-sur-Eu
The arms of Monchy-sur-Eu are blazoned :
Argent, within a square voided tenné, a trefoil, all within a bordure vert. (tenné may not be a 'proper' tincture but it's the closest that English heraldry has to orange.)



Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968431—    
1975398−1.13%
1982431+1.14%
1990478+1.30%
1999492+0.32%
2007544+1.26%
2012584+1.43%
2017587+0.10%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • The church of St. Riquier, dating from the seventeenth century.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE