Buchy, Seine-Maritime
Commune in Normandy, France
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Buchy (French pronunciation: [byʃi]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Bosc-Roger-sur-Buchy and Estouteville-Écalles were merged into Buchy.[3]
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The town hall in Buchy | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Buchy | |
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| Coordinates: 49°35′10″N 1°21′37″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Le Mesnil-Esnard |
| Intercommunality | Inter-Caux-Vexin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Joël Lefebvre[1] |
Area 1 | 26.30 km2 (10.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,815 |
| • Density | 107.0/km2 (277.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76146 /76750 |
| Elevation | 139–231 m (456–758 ft) (avg. 192 m or 630 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The inhabitants of the town of Buchy are called Buchois, Buchoises in French.[4]
Geography
A small farming town situated in the Pays de Bray some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D7, D41 and the D919 roads. Montérolier-Buchy station has rail connections to Rouen, Lille and Amiens.
Heraldry
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The arms of Buchy are blazoned : Azure, an ax argent, handled Or, planted in a stump proper, on a chief gules, 3 logger's wedges argent.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,746 | — |
| 1975 | 1,842 | +0.77% |
| 1982 | 1,886 | +0.34% |
| 1990 | 1,984 | +0.64% |
| 1999 | 2,174 | +1.02% |
| 2007 | 2,581 | +2.17% |
| 2012 | 2,635 | +0.41% |
| 2017 | 2,757 | +0.91% |
| 2023 | 2,815 | +0.35% |
| Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Buchy at 1 January 2025. Source: INSEE[5] | ||
