Saint-Saire
| Saint-Saire | |
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  Saint-Saire | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Saint-Saire | |
| Coordinates: 49°41′41″N 1°29′37″E / 49.6947°N 1.4936°ECoordinates: 49°41′41″N 1°29′37″E / 49.6947°N 1.4936°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Neufchâtel-en-Bray |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays Neufchâtelois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Willy Lamule |
| Area1 | 13.32 km2 (5.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 575 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76649 / 76270 |
| Elevation |
88–193 m (289–633 ft) (avg. 104 m or 341 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. | |
Saint-Saire is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in north-western France.
Geography
A village of farming and associated light industry situated by the banks of the Béthune River in the Pays de Bray, some 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D7, D19 and the D1314 roads.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 589 | 514 | 433 | 374 | 418 | 477 | 575 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Saire, dating from the thirteenth century.
People
- Henri de Boulainvilliers, French write and historian, was born here.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Saire. |
- Saint-Saire on the Quid website (French)
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