Villy-sur-Yères

Villy-sur-Yères
The town hall in Villy-sur-Yères
The town hall in Villy-sur-Yères
Location of Villy-sur-Yères
Villy-sur-Yères is located in France
Villy-sur-Yères
Villy-sur-Yères
Villy-sur-Yères is located in Normandy
Villy-sur-Yères
Villy-sur-Yères
Coordinates: 49°56′36″N 1°27′04″E / 49.9433°N 1.4511°E / 49.9433; 1.4511
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonEu
IntercommunalityCC Falaises du Talou
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christophe Guilbert[1]
Area
1
8.34 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
211
 • Density25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76745 /76260
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Villy-sur-Yères is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated on the banks of the Yères river in the Pays de Bray, some 18 miles (29 km) east of Dieppe at the junction of the D16 and the D315 roads. The village name was changed from Villy-le-Bas in 1998.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 200—    
1975 184−1.18%
1982 180−0.31%
1990 174−0.42%
1999 138−2.54%
2007 182+3.52%
2012 205+2.41%
2017 194−1.10%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The church of St. Aqualin, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • Ruins of an old priory in the middle of a field.

See also

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