Drosay

Drosay
Commune
The church in Drosay

Coat of arms
Drosay
Location within Normandy region
Drosay
Coordinates: 49°47′42″N 0°44′29″E / 49.795°N 0.7414°E / 49.795; 0.7414Coordinates: 49°47′42″N 0°44′29″E / 49.795°N 0.7414°E / 49.795; 0.7414
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Saint-Valery-en-Caux
Intercommunality CC Côte d'Albâtre
Government
 • Mayor Jacques Lefrancois
Area1 6.43 km2 (2.48 sq mi)
Population (2007)2 225
 • Density 35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76221 /76460
Elevation 63–129 m (207–423 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 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.

Drosay is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A small farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Dieppe, at the junction of the D75, D108 and the D107 roads.

Population

Historical population of Drosay
Year19621968197519821990199920062007
Population161203169193174186216225
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

In 2007, the number of housing units in Drosay was 104. Of these, 83 were main residences, 20 were secondary homes, and 1 was vacant.[1]

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The chapel of St.Roch, dating from the eleventh century.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Town of Drosay". Map-France. Retrieved 9 June 2015.


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