La Gaillarde

La Gaillarde
Commune
The town hall and school in La Gaillarde
La Gaillarde
Location within Normandy region
La Gaillarde
Coordinates: 49°50′11″N 0°51′39″E / 49.8364°N 0.8608°E / 49.8364; 0.8608Coordinates: 49°50′11″N 0°51′39″E / 49.8364°N 0.8608°E / 49.8364; 0.8608
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Saint-Valery-en-Caux
Intercommunality CC Côte d'Albâtre
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jérôme Lheureux
Area1 7.78 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 436
 • Density 56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76294 /76740
Elevation 24–87 m (79–285 ft)
(avg. 43 m or 141 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.

La Gaillarde 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 Dun river in the Pays de Caux, some 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Dieppe at the junction of the D4 and the D237 roads.

Population

Historical population of La Gaillarde
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population464519462378420415436
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

  • Two 16th-century stone crosses.
  • A recently restored 11th-century chapel.
  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

References


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