Villy-sur-Yères

Villy-sur-Yères
Commune
The town hall in Villy-sur-Yères
Location of Villy-sur-Yères
Villy-sur-Yères Show map of France Villy-sur-Yères Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°56′36″N 1°27′04″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Eu
Intercommunality	CC Falaises du Talou
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Guilbert[1]
Area ^1	8.34 km^2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	211
• Density	25/km^2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76745 /76260
Elevation	20 m (66 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villy-sur-Yères is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated on the banks of the Yères river in the Pays de Bray, some 18 miles (29 km) east of Dieppe at the junction of the D16 and the D315 roads. The village name was changed from Villy-le-Bas in 1998.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	200	—
1975	184	−1.18%
1982	180	−0.31%
1990	174	−0.42%
1999	138	−2.54%
2007	182	+3.52%
2012	205	+2.41%
2017	194	−1.10%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The church of St. Aqualin, dating from the sixteenth century.
• Ruins of an old priory in the middle of a field.

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. Décret du 16 novembre 1998 portant changement de nom de communes, Légifrance.
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE