Sahurs

Sahurs (French pronunciation: [sayʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Sahurs
Commune
The manor of Marbeuf in Sahurs
Location of Sahurs
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Coordinates: 49°21′34″N 0°56′39″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Canteleu
Intercommunality	Métropole Rouen Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Jouenne[1]
Area 1	11.23 km2 (4.34 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,226
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76550 /76113
Elevation	2–101 m (6.6–331.4 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A village of forestry and farming situated inside a meander of the river Seine, some 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Rouen at the junction of the D5 and the D351 roads. A car ferry connects the commune with the south bank.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	755	—
1975	788	+0.61%
1982	870	+1.42%
1990	1,008	+1.86%
1999	1,120	+1.18%
2007	1,320	+2.08%
2012	1,264	−0.86%
2017	1,226	−0.61%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Sauveur, dating from the eleventh century.
• The sixteenth century Château de Soquence.
• The manorhouse and chapel de Marbeuf, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The Château de Trémauville.

Notable people

• Louis de Brézé, who built the Manoir de Marbeuf.
• Pierre de Marbeuf, 17th-century French poet, lived in the manor.
• Anne of Austria was a benefactor of the chapel de Marbeuf.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department