Gancourt-Saint-Étienne

Gancourt-Saint-Étienne
Commune
The church in Saint-Étienne
Gancourt-Saint-Étienne
Location within Normandy region
Gancourt-Saint-Étienne
Coordinates: 49°32′56″N 1°42′34″E / 49.5489°N 1.7094°E / 49.5489; 1.7094Coordinates: 49°32′56″N 1°42′34″E / 49.5489°N 1.7094°E / 49.5489; 1.7094
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Gournay-en-Bray
Intercommunality CC 4 rivières
Government
 • Mayor Gérard Henry
Area1 12.48 km2 (4.82 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 222
 • Density 18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76297 /76220
Elevation 98–216 m (322–709 ft)
(avg. 112 m or 367 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.

Gancourt-Saint-Étienne 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 Bray, some 23 miles (37 km) east of Rouen, at the junction of the D916 and the D8 roads.

Population

Historical population of Gancourt-Saint-Étienne
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population291313239194208211222
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • A sixteenth century seigneurial manorhouse.
  • The seventeenth-century church of St.Etienne.
  • The chapel of Saint-Etienne-des-Prés
  • A twelfth-century stone cross.
  • The twelfth-century church of Saint-Médard at Bouricourt.

See also

References


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