Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Patrice Nion^[1]Area13.8 km² (5.3 sq mi)Population683 • Density49/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation120–195 m (394–640 ft)
(avg. 190 m or 620 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t kʁwa syʁ byʃi], literally Sainte-Croix on Buchy) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

The inhabitants of the town of Sainte-Croix-sur-Buchy are called Saint-Cruciens, Saint-Cruciennes in French.^[3]

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Rouen at the junction of the D7, D90, D93 and the D98 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	438	—
1975	460	+0.70%
1982	462	+0.06%
1990	512	+1.29%
1999	545	+0.70%
2007	671	+2.63%
2012	683	+0.36%
2017	697	+0.41%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Croix, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The church of St. Médard & St. Godard, dating from the twelfth century.
• Traces of the chateau du Grand Beslel.
• The seventeenth-century stone cross in the cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References