La Ferté-Saint-Samson
Commune
The house of Henry IV in La Ferté-Saint-Samson
The house of Henry IV in La Ferté-Saint-Samson
Coat of arms of La Ferté-Saint-Samson
Coat of arms
Location of La Ferté-Saint-Samson
La Ferté-Saint-Samson is located in France
La Ferté-Saint-Samson
La Ferté-Saint-Samson
La Ferté-Saint-Samson is located in Normandy
La Ferté-Saint-Samson
La Ferté-Saint-Samson
Coordinates: 49°34′44″N 1°31′32″E / 49.5789°N 1.5256°E / 49.5789; 1.5256
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonGournay-en-Bray
IntercommunalityCC 4 rivières
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Maurice Defromerie[1]
Area
1
19.05 km2 (7.36 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
444
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76261 /76440
Elevation119–196 m (390–643 ft)
(avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Ferté-Saint-Samson is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A forestry and farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some 39 miles (63 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D61, the D21 and the D921 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 447—    
1975 372−2.59%
1982 319−2.17%
1990 333+0.54%
1999 341+0.26%
2007 425+2.79%
2012 460+1.60%
2017 466+0.26%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • The motte and ruins of a feudal castle.
  • An old house dating from the sixteenth century.
  • A nineteenth-century château.
  • The thirteenth-century chapel of St.Samson.
  • The church of St.Pierre, dating from the tenth century.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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