Gueures
| Gueures | |
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  Gueures | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Gueures | |
| Coordinates: 49°50′40″N 0°57′47″E / 49.8444°N 0.9631°ECoordinates: 49°50′40″N 0°57′47″E / 49.8444°N 0.9631°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Upper Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Bacqueville-en-Caux |
| Intercommunality | Saâne et Vienne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Paul Maret |
| Area1 | 6.07 km2 (2.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 516 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76334 / 76730 |
| Elevation |
15–84 m (49–276 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
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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. | |
Gueures is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village situated at the confluence of the Saâne and the Vienne rivers, in the Pays de Caux, some 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Dieppe at the junction of the D70, the D123 and the D152 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 534 | 552 | 533 | 484 | 462 | 530 | 516 |
| 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. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.
- The eighteenth-century château.
- Some interesting houses dating from the seventeenth century.
See also
- Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
- Seine-Maritime
- Normandy
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gueures. |
- Gueures on the Quid website (French)
