Brachy

Brachy
Brachy
Location within Upper Normandy region  Brachy
Coordinates: 49°48′57″N 0°57′02″E / 49.8158°N 0.9506°ECoordinates: 49°48′57″N 0°57′02″E / 49.8158°N 0.9506°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Bacqueville-en-Caux
Intercommunality	Saâne et Vienne
Government
• Mayor	Robert Leseigneur
Area^1	11.15 km^2 (4.31 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	740
• Density	66/km^2 (170/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76136 / 76730
Elevation	24–103 m (79–338 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Brachy is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated by the banks of the river Saâne in the Pays de Caux, some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Dieppe, at the junction of the D4, D108 and the D152 roads.

Population

Historical population of Brachy

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	504	515	567	669	661	683	740
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• Two ancient manorhouses.
• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The seventeenth century church of St. Ouen.
• The church of St. Remy, at Gourel, dating from the eleventh century.
• A stone cross from the fifteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
• Seine-Maritime
• Normandy

References

• INSEE

External links

• Brachy on the Quid website (French)