Rieux, Seine-Maritime

Commune in Normandy, France
Coat of arms of Rieux
Coat of arms
Location of Rieux
Map
(2020–2026) Christian Roussel[1]Area
1
7.09 km2 (2.74 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
603 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
76528 /76340
Elevation61–209 m (200–686 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
St Martin and Bartholomeus church in Rieux

Rieux (French pronunciation: [ʁijø] ⓘ) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A forestry and farming village situated in the Pays de Bray at the junction of the D149 with the D407 road, some 22 miles (35 km) east of Dieppe.

Heraldry

Arms of Rieux
Arms of Rieux
 The arms of Rieux are blazoned :
Or, on a fess wavy azure between a demi-lion issuant from the fess and, in fess a rose between 2 mallets gules, a sword [fesswise] argent.



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968407—    
1975415+0.28%
1982417+0.07%
1990475+1.64%
1999576+2.17%
2007618+0.88%
2012639+0.67%
2017632−0.22%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Martin & St. Barthélemy, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • A fifteenth century brick-built manorhouse.

See also

References

  1. ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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