La Gaillarde
Commune in Normandy, France
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La Gaillarde (French pronunciation: [la ɡajaʁd]) is a commune situated in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
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The town hall and school in La Gaillarde | |
 Location of La Gaillarde | |
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| Coordinates: 49°50′11″N 0°51′39″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Saint-Valery-en-Caux |
| Intercommunality | CC Côte d'Albâtre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme Lheureux[1] |
Area 1 | 7.78 km2 (3.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 373 |
| • Density | 47.9/km2 (124/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76294 /76740 |
| Elevation | 24–87 m (79–285 ft) (avg. 43 m or 141 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 Dun river in the Pays de Caux, some 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Dieppe at the junction of the D4 and the D237 roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 519 | — |
| 1975 | 462 | −1.65% |
| 1982 | 378 | −2.83% |
| 1990 | 420 | +1.33% |
| 1999 | 415 | −0.13% |
| 2007 | 427 | +0.36% |
| 2012 | 391 | −1.75% |
| 2017 | 386 | −0.26% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- Two 16th-century stone crosses.
- A recently restored 11th-century chapel.
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
