Rieux, Seine-Maritime
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Rieux | |
| Coordinates: 49°56′10″N 1°34′55″E / 49.9361°N 1.5819°ECoordinates: 49°56′10″N 1°34′55″E / 49.9361°N 1.5819°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Blangy-sur-Bresle |
| Intercommunality | Blangy-sur-Bresle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Roussel |
| Area1 | 7.09 km2 (2.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 660 |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76528 / 76340 |
| Elevation |
61–209 m (200–686 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
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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. | |
Rieux is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A forestry and farming village situated in the Pays de Bray at the junction of the D149 with the D407 road, some 22 miles (35 km) east of Dieppe.
Heraldry
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The arms of Rieux are blazoned : Or, on a fess wavy azure between a demi-lion issuant from the fess and, in fess a rose between 2 mallets gules, a sword [fesswise] argent. |
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 362 | 407 | 415 | 417 | 475 | 576 | 660 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Martin & St. Barthélemy, dating from the sixteenth century.
- A fifteenth century brick-built manorhouse.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rieux (Seine-Maritime). |
- Rieux on the Quid website (French)
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