Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy

Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy
Commune
The centre of Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy
Location of Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy
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Coordinates: 49°33′55″N 1°21′04″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Le Mesnil-Esnard
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patrice Nion[1]
Area ^1	13.8 km^2 (5.3 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	683
• Density	49/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76571 /76750
Elevation	120–195 m (394–640 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t kʁwa syʁ byʃi], literally Sainte-Croix on Buchy) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

The inhabitants of the town of Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy are called Saint-Cruciens, Saint-Cruciennes in French.^[3]

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Rouen at the junction of the D7, D90, D93 and the D98 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	438	—
1975	460	+0.70%
1982	462	+0.06%
1990	512	+1.29%
1999	545	+0.70%
2007	671	+2.63%
2012	683	+0.36%
2017	697	+0.41%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Croix, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The church of St. Médard & St. Godard, dating from the twelfth century.
• Traces of the chateau du Grand Beslel.
• The seventeenth-century stone cross in the cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

1. Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Seine-Maritime, habitants.fr
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE