St Martin and Bartholomeus church in Rieux

Rieux (French pronunciation: [ʁijø] ) 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 at the junction of the D149 with the D407 road, some 22 miles (35 km) east of Dieppe.

Heraldry

Arms of Rieux
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

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

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

See also

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