Brachy

Brachy is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

For the prefix "brachy-", see List of commonly used taxonomic affixes.

Brachy
Commune
The church in Brachy
Location of Brachy
Brachy Show map of France Brachy Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°48′57″N 0°57′02″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Luneray
Intercommunality	CC Terroir de Caux
Government
• Mayor	Robert Leseigneur
Area ^1	11.15 km^2 (4.31 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	768
• Density	69/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76136 /76730
Elevation	24–103 m (79–338 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village situated by the banks of the river Saâne in the Pays de Caux, some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Dieppe, at the junction of the D4, D108 and the D152 roads.

Population

Historical population of Brachy

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	504	515	567	669	661	683	740
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• Two ancient manorhouses.
• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The seventeenth century church of St. Ouen.
• The church of St. Remy, at Gourel, dating from the eleventh century.
• A stone cross from the fifteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.