Richemont, Seine-Maritime

Commune in Normandy, France

(2021–2026) Marylène Paul^[1]Area10.69 km² (4.13 sq mi)Population440 • Density41/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation152–221 m (499–725 ft)
(avg. 206 m or 676 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

It was the namesake for Richmond, North Yorkshire in England, which was itself the namesake for many other places around the world such as Richmond, Virginia in the United States.

Geography

A forestry and farming village situated in the Pays de Bray at the junction of the D60 with the D920 road, some 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Dieppe.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	478	—
1975	459	−0.58%
1982	461	+0.06%
1990	450	−0.30%
1999	447	−0.07%
2007	471	+0.66%
2012	483	+0.50%
2017	453	−1.27%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Michel, dating from the thirteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References