Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard

Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard
The Notre-Dame church in Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard
Location of Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard
Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard
Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard
Coordinates: 49°58′45″N 1°22′17″E / 49.9792°N 1.3714°E / 49.9792; 1.3714
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonEu
IntercommunalityCC Falaises du Talou
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Martial Fromentin[1]
Area
1
17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
293
 • Density16/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76619 /76260
Elevation14–158 m (46–518 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ ɡajaʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated by the banks of the river Yères in the Pays de Caux, at the junction of the D16 and the D113 roads, some 11 miles (18 km) east of Dieppe.

Heraldry

The arms of Saint-Martin-le-Gaillard are blazoned :
Azure, on a cross argent between in bend 2 trefoils and in bend sinister 2 eagles Or, a lion gules.



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968285—    
1975253−1.69%
1982270+0.93%
1990279+0.41%
1999315+1.36%
2007329+0.55%
2012295−2.16%
2017298+0.20%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame at St. Martin, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The church of St. Sulpice, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The church of St. Ouen at Auberville, dating from the seventeenth century, now a house.
  • Ruins of a feudal castle.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE