Saint-Riquier-en-Rivière

Saint-Riquier-en-Rivière
Commune

Coat of arms
Saint-Riquier-en-Rivière
Location within Normandy region
Saint-Riquier-en-Rivière
Coordinates: 49°53′28″N 1°33′38″E / 49.8911°N 1.5606°E / 49.8911; 1.5606Coordinates: 49°53′28″N 1°33′38″E / 49.8911°N 1.5606°E / 49.8911; 1.5606
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Eu
Intercommunality CC Aumale - Blangy-sur-Bresle
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Monique Rouland
Area1 9.99 km2 (3.86 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 156
 • Density 16/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76645 /76340
Elevation 87–216 m (285–709 ft)
(avg. 95 m or 312 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-Riquier-en-Rivière is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A small forestry and farming village situated by the banks of the Yères river in the Pays de Bray, some 19 miles (31 km) east of Dieppe at the junction of the D16 and the D127 roads. The A28 autoroute passes through the southern part of the commune.

Heraldry

 The arms of Saint-Riquier-en-Rivière are blazoned :
Or, a bend azure between a tree eradicated vert and a mallet gules, a rose between 2 escallops all palewise argent.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
189189179168140135156
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Riquier, dating from the eleventh century.

See also

References


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