Gruchet-Saint-Siméon
Gruchet-Saint-Siméon | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gruchet-Saint-Siméon  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Bacqueville-en-Caux |
| Intercommunality | Saâne et Vienne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Paul Meegens |
| Area 1 | 2.63 km2 (1.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 711 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76330 /76810 |
| Elevation | 69–94 m (226–308 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gruchet-Saint-Siméon is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Heraldry
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The arms of Gruchet-Saint-Siméon are blazoned : Quarterly azure and argent, in bend 2 crosses couped Or, and in bend sinister a crowned lion and a double-headed eagle gules.
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Geography
A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Dieppe at the junction of the D70 and the D270 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 577 | 612 | 597 | 601 | 633 | 661 | 711 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Siméon, dating from the fifteenth century.
- A fifteenth century farmhouse.
- A protestant church.
See also
References
External links
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