Saint-Victor-l'Abbaye

Saint-Victor-l’Abbaye
Belltower from Saint-Victor.
Saint-Victor-l’Abbaye
Location within Upper Normandy region  Saint-Victor-l’Abbaye
Coordinates: 49°40′29″N 1°07′16″E / 49.6747°N 1.1211°ECoordinates: 49°40′29″N 1°07′16″E / 49.6747°N 1.1211°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Tôtes
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes des Trois Rivières
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Jacques Lagnel
Area^1	8.43 km^2 (3.25 sq mi)
Population (2011)^2	733
• Density	87/km^2 (230/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76656 / 76890
Elevation	115–166 m (377–545 ft) (avg. 116 m or 381 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.

Saint-Victor-l’Abbaye is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in north-western France.

Geography

A farming village situated by the banks of the river Scie in the Pays de Caux, some 20 miles (32 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D 57, D 3 and D 929 roads. SNCF railways have a TER station here, connecting with Rouen and Dieppe.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	574	—
1836	653	+13.8%
1876	540	−17.3%
1936	417	−22.8%
1946	458	+9.8%
1954	465	+1.5%
1962	537	+15.5%
1968	558	+3.9%
1975	573	+2.7%
1982	575	+0.3%
1990	569	−1.0%
1999	624	+9.7%
2006	627	+0.5%
2011	733	+16.9%

Places of interest

• The châteaux of St. Victor and Ménillet.
• Traces of a feudal castle.
• The church of St. Victor, dating from the thirteenth century.

See also

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

References

• INSEE

External links

• Saint-Victor-l’Abbaye on the Quid website (French)