Saint-Martin-du-Bec
The town hall in Saint-Martin-du-Bec
The town hall in Saint-Martin-du-Bec
Coat of arms of Saint-Martin-du-Bec
Location of Saint-Martin-du-Bec
Saint-Martin-du-Bec is located in France
Saint-Martin-du-Bec
Saint-Martin-du-Bec
Saint-Martin-du-Bec is located in Normandy
Saint-Martin-du-Bec
Saint-Martin-du-Bec
Coordinates: 49°36′11″N 0°12′39″E / 49.6031°N 0.2108°E / 49.6031; 0.2108
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementLe Havre
CantonOcteville-sur-Mer
IntercommunalityLe Havre Seine Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Nicolas Simon[1]
Area
1
4.12 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
643
  Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76615 /76133
Elevation44–106 m (144–348 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Martin-du-Bec (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ dy bɛk]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village in the Pays de Caux, situated some 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D32 and D79 roads, by the banks of the river Lézarde.

Heraldry

Arms of Saint-Martin-du-Bec
Arms of Saint-Martin-du-Bec
The arms of Saint-Martin-du-Bec are blazoned :
Azure, a leopard in chief 2 crosslets Or, a chief fusilly argent and gules.



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968282    
1975313+1.50%
1982532+7.87%
1990580+1.09%
1999619+0.73%
2007601−0.37%
2012555−1.58%
2017609+1.87%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The castle of Bec-Crespin, with a thirteenth-century gate and portcullis.
  • Old buildings, parkland and lakes of the castle grounds.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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