Saint-Laurent-en-Caux

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Saint-Laurent-en-Caux
Saint-Laurent-en-Caux is located in France
Saint-Laurent-en-Caux
Saint-Laurent-en-Caux
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Location within Upper Normandy region
Saint-Laurent-en-Caux is located in Upper Normandy
Saint-Laurent-en-Caux
Saint-Laurent-en-Caux
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Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Rouen
Canton Doudeville
Government
 • Mayor Fernand Leforestier
Area1 6.46 km2 (2.49 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 808
 • Density 130/km2 (320/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 76597 / 76560
Elevation 95–156 m (312–512 ft)
(avg. 146 m or 479 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Laurent-en-Caux is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Dieppe at the junction of the D142, D149 and the D50 roads.

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
559 588 601 640 725 732 808
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Laurent, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The remains of a feudal castle.
  • A sixteenth century sandstone cross in the cemetery.
  • Two 16th century manorhouses.

See also

References

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