Brachy
Commune in Normandy, France
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Brachy (French pronunciation: [bʁaʃi]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
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The church in Brachy | |
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 Location of Brachy | |
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| Coordinates: 49°48′57″N 0°57′02″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Luneray |
| Intercommunality | CC Terroir de Caux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Leroy[1] |
Area 1 | 11.15 km2 (4.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 663 |
| • Density | 59.5/km2 (154/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76136 /76730 |
| Elevation | 24–103 m (79–338 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A farming village situated by the banks of the river Saâne in the Pays de Caux, some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Dieppe, at the junction of the D4, D108 and the D152 roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 515 | — |
| 1975 | 567 | +1.38% |
| 1982 | 669 | +2.39% |
| 1990 | 661 | −0.15% |
| 1999 | 683 | +0.36% |
| 2007 | 728 | +0.80% |
| 2012 | 757 | +0.78% |
| 2017 | 768 | +0.29% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- Two ancient manorhouses.
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
- The seventeenth century church of St. Ouen.
- The church of St. Remy, at Gourel, dating from the eleventh century.
- A stone cross from the fifteenth century.
