Villy-sur-Yères
| Villy-sur-Yères | |
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  Villy-sur-Yères | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Villy-sur-Yères | |
| Coordinates: 49°56′36″N 1°27′04″E / 49.9433°N 1.4511°ECoordinates: 49°56′36″N 1°27′04″E / 49.9433°N 1.4511°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Eu |
| Intercommunality | Yères et Plateaux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gaston Accoulon |
| Area1 | 8.34 km2 (3.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 177 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76745 / 76260 |
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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. | |
Villy-sur-Yères is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village situated on the banks of the Yères river in the Pays de Bray, some 18 miles (29 km) east of Dieppe at the junction of the D16 and the D315 roads. The village name was changed from Villy-le-Bas in 1998.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 191 | 200 | 184 | 180 | 174 | 138 | 177 |
| 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. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
- The church of St. Aqualin, dating from the sixteenth century.
- Ruins of an old priory in the middle of a field.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villy-sur-Yères. |
- Villy-sur-Yères on the Quid website (French)
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