Saint-Victor-l'Abbaye

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Saint-Victor-l’Abbaye
Belltower from Saint-Victor.
Belltower from Saint-Victor.
Saint-Victor-l’Abbaye is located in France
Saint-Victor-l’Abbaye
Saint-Victor-l’Abbaye
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Location within Upper Normandy region
Saint-Victor-l’Abbaye is located in Upper Normandy
Saint-Victor-l’Abbaye
Saint-Victor-l’Abbaye
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Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Tôtes
Intercommunality Communauté de communes des Trois Rivières
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Jacques Lagnel
Area1 8.43 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
Population (2011)2 733
 • Density 87/km2 (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

References

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