Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁɡəʁit syʁ dyklɛʁ], lit. 'Sainte-Marguerite on Duclair') is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair | |
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Location of Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair  | |
  Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair  Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair | |
| Coordinates: 49°30′36″N 0°50′38″E / 49.51°N 0.8439°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Barentin |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Astrid Lamotte[1] |
Area 1 | 7.26 km2 (2.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,032 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76608 /76480 |
| Elevation | 35–121 m (115–397 ft) (avg. 66 m or 217 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editA farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D20, D86 and the D64 roads.
Heraldry
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The arms of Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair are blazoned : Or, on a chevron azure between 3 spur rowels sable, 5 annulets of the field.
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Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 720 | — |
| 1975 | 883 | +2.96% |
| 1982 | 1,106 | +3.27% |
| 1990 | 1,425 | +3.22% |
| 1999 | 1,519 | +0.71% |
| 2007 | 1,641 | +0.97% |
| 2012 | 1,953 | +3.54% |
| 2017 | 2,028 | +0.76% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The church of St.Marguerite, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The manorhouse, dating from the sixteenth century.
People
edit- Karin Viard, a French actress born in 1966, spent much of her childhood here.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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