Sainte-Colombe (Seine-Maritime)

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Sainte-Colombe
Coat of arms of Sainte-Colombe
Sainte-Colombe (France)
Sainte-Colombe
region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Saint-Valery-en-Caux
Community association Côte d'Albâtre
Coordinates 49 ° 8 '  N , 0 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 8 '  N , 0 ° 46'  E
height 77-114 m
surface 5.74 km 2
Residents 215 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 37 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 76460
INSEE code

Sainte-Colombe is a French municipality with 215 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Seine-Maritime in the region Normandy . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Dieppe , the canton of Saint-Valery-en-Caux and is part of the Côte d'Albâtre municipal association .

geography

Sainte-Colombe is a farming village in the natural area of ​​the Pays de Bray . It is located 27 kilometers southwest of Dieppe .

Neighboring communities

Pleine-Sève
Le Mesnil-Durdent
Houdetot
Drosay compass Ermenouville
Hautot-l'Auvray Anglesqueville-la-Bras-Long

etymology

Sainte-Colombe is named after the martyr Kolumba von Sens, who, according to tradition, was beheaded in Sens in 273 .

history

From the 12th to the 17th centuries, Sainte-Colombe was a feudal lordship of Cuverville. From the 12th century, Rouen had Catholic patronage. During the Hundred Years War , Sainte-Colombe, like the neighboring communities, was afflicted by Charles the Bold .

In the 17th century, a fortress in the hamlet of Orival became the property of the lords of Sainte-Colombe. When the Cuverville family died out, the rule in Sainte-Colombe belonged to Marie Jeanne de Béaunier , widow of Pierre Durand , a prosecutor general in the Normandy Parliament .

Population development

The population is known from censuses since 1793. The population up to 2005 is published on the website of the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales .

year Population
1962 268
1968 248
1975 231
1982 231
1990 177
1999 194
2006 205
2015 214

Attractions

The facade and bell tower of the Sainte-Colombe church date from the 13th century, the nave from the 16th century and the choir from the 17th and 18th centuries. There is a holy water font from the 15th century.

Web links

Commons : Sainte-Colombe  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Sainte-Colombe. Le nombre d'habitants. In: cassini.ehess.fr. École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales , p. 2 , accessed on July 12, 2018 (French).
  2. Populations légales 2006. Commune de Sainte-Colombe (76569). In: insee.fr. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, p. 2 , accessed on July 12, 2018 (French).
  3. Populations légales 2015. Commune de Sainte-Colombe (76569). In: insee.fr. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, p. 2 , accessed on July 12, 2018 (French).