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

Rieux
The manor in Rieux
The manor in Rieux
Coat of arms of Rieux
Location of Rieux
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Rieux is located in France
Rieux
Rieux
Rieux is located in Normandy
Rieux
Rieux
Coordinates: 49°56′10″N 1°34′55″E / 49.9361°N 1.5819°E / 49.9361; 1.5819
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonEu
IntercommunalityCC Aumale - Blangy-sur-Bresle
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Roussel[1]
Area
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7.09 km2 (2.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
603
 • Density85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76528 /76340
Elevation61–209 m (200–686 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
St Martin and Bartholomeus church in Rieux

Geography

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A forestry and farming village situated in the Pays de Bray at the junction of the D149 with the D407 road, some 22 miles (35 km) east of Dieppe.

Heraldry

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Arms of Rieux
The arms of Rieux are blazoned :
Or, on a fess wavy azure between a demi-lion issuant from the fess and, in fess a rose between 2 mallets gules, a sword [fesswise] argent.



Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968407—    
1975415+0.28%
1982417+0.07%
1990475+1.64%
1999576+2.17%
2007618+0.88%
2012639+0.67%
2017632−0.22%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • The church of St. Martin & St. Barthélemy, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • A fifteenth century brick-built manorhouse.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE