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Saint-Saëns is a commune in France, situated within the Seine-Maritime department and the arrondissement of Dieppe. It serves as the capital of the canton of Saint-Saëns and is associated with the canton of Neufchâtel-en-Bray. The municipality borders Beaumont-le-Hareng, Bosc-Bérenger, Bosc-Mesnil, and Bully. Its official name is also recorded as Saëns-la-Forêt, and it lies in the Normandy region.
The area of Saint-Saëns is 25.5 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 229 meters. The population is listed as 2,541, comprising 1,100 males and 1,291 females. Another source cites a population of 2,613. The postal code for the commune is 76680.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Saëns
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,613
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Normandy
- Department
- Seine-Maritime
- Arrondissement
- Dieppe
- Canton
- Neufchâtel-en-Bray
- Intercommunality
- CC Bray-Eawy
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Karine Hunkeler
- Area
- 25.5 km (9.8 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 2,298
- Density
- 90.1/km (233/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 76648 /76680
- Elevation
- 90–229 m (295–751 ft) , (avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
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Encyclopedic overview
Saint-Saëns ( French: [sɛ̃ sɑ̃s], until about 1940–1950 [sɛ̃ sɑ̃]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. A small town of farming and associated light industry situated by the banks of the river Varenne in the Pays de Bray, some 19 miles (31 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D929, D12, D99 and the D154 roads. Junction 11 of the A28 autoroute with the A29 autoroute is within the commune's territory.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Saëns” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.