Villy-sur-Yères

Villy-sur-Yères is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Villy-sur-Yères
Commune
The town hall in Villy-sur-Yères
Location of Villy-sur-Yères
Villy-sur-Yères
Villy-sur-Yères
Coordinates: 49°56′36″N 1°27′04″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonEu
IntercommunalityCC Falaises du Talou
Government
 • MayorGaston Accoulon
Area
1
8.34 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
194
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76745 /76260
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village situated on the banks of the Yères river in the Pays de Bray, some 18 miles (29 km) east of Dieppe at the junction of the D16 and the D315 roads. The village name was changed from Villy-le-Bas in 1998.

Population
Historical population of Villy-sur-Yères
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population191200184180174138177
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
  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The church of St. Aqualin, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • Ruins of an old priory in the middle of a field.
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See also

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


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