Saint-Martin-du-Bec

Saint-Martin-du-Bec
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Martin-du-Bec
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Martin-du-Bec
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Coordinates: 49°36′11″N 0°12′39″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Octeville-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	Le Havre Seine Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nicolas Simon[1]
Area ^1	4.12 km^2 (1.59 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	643
• Density	160/km^2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76615 /76133
Elevation	44–106 m (144–348 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Martin-du-Bec (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ dy bɛk]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village in the Pays de Caux, situated some 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D32 and D79 roads, by the banks of the river Lézarde.

Heraldry

Arms of Saint-Martin-du-Bec

The arms of Saint-Martin-du-Bec are blazoned : Azure, a leopard in chief 2 crosslets Or, a chief fusilly argent and gules.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	282	—
1975	313	+1.50%
1982	532	+7.87%
1990	580	+1.09%
1999	619	+0.73%
2007	601	−0.37%
2012	555	−1.58%
2017	609	+1.87%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The castle of Bec-Crespin, with a thirteenth-century gate and portcullis.
• Old buildings, parkland and lakes of the castle grounds.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE