Saint-Saëns
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Saëns
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,613
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Saëns-la-Forêt
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Dieppe
- Population
- +2298
- Area
- +25.5
- Elevation
- +165
- Capital of
- canton of Saint-Saëns
- Shares border with
- Ventes-Saint-Rémy
- Official website
- www.saintsaens.fr
- Image
- Ville-de-saint-seans-vue-panoramique.jpg
Article
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