Ry, Seine-Maritime

Ry (pronounced [ʁi]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Ry
Commune
The church in Ry
Location of Ry
Ry
Ry
Coordinates: 49°28′19″N 1°20′40″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonLe Mesnil-Esnard
IntercommunalityPlateau de Martainville
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Pierre Auzou
Area
1
5.71 km2 (2.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
712
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76548 /76116
Elevation68–157 m (223–515 ft)
(avg. 75 m or 246 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village situated by the banks of the small river Crevon, some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Rouen at the junction of the D12, D13, D62 and the D93 roads.

The village of Yonville in Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary is traditionally held to have been based on Ry.

Population
Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
522527525544610605709
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest
The church porch
  • The church of St. Sulpice, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The eighteenth century Château de Vascoeuil.
  • The automaton museum.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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