Sainte-Geneviève, Seine-Maritime

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Robert Gressier^[1]Area14.33 km² (5.53 sq mi)Population264 • Density18/km² (48/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation103–231 m (338–758 ft)
(avg. 172 m or 564 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Geneviève (sometimes Sainte-Geneviève-en-Bray) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D1, the D83 and the D915 roads. Three small tributaries of the river Béthune have their source in the land around the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	435	—
1975	348	−3.14%
1982	307	−1.77%
1990	253	−2.39%
1999	251	−0.09%
2007	280	+1.38%
2012	301	+1.46%
2017	270	−2.15%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Geneviève, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The chateau of Mainemare and its park.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References