Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁɡəʁit syʁ dyklɛʁ], lit.'Sainte-Marguerite on Duclair') is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D20, D86 and the D64 roads.

Heraldry

Arms of Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair
Arms of Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair
The arms of Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Duclair are blazoned :
Or, on a chevron azure between 3 spur rowels sable, 5 annulets of the field.



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968720—    
1975883+2.96%
19821,106+3.27%
19901,425+3.22%
19991,519+0.71%
20071,641+0.97%
20121,953+3.54%
20172,028+0.76%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Marguerite, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The manorhouse, dating from the sixteenth century.

People

  • Karin Viard, a French actress born in 1966, spent much of her childhood here.

See also

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