Val-de-Saâne (, literally ''Vale of
Saâne
The Saâne () is a river of Normandy, France, in length, flowing through the department of Seine-Maritime.
Geography
The Saâne has its source in the Pays de Caux in the territory of the hamlet of Varvannes, in the commune of Val-de-Saâne. Ta ...
'') is a
commune in the
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime () is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre. Until 1955 it was named Seine-Infà ...
department in the
Normandy
Normandy (; or ) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy.
Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...
region in north-western
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
.
Geography
A
farming
Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...
commune situated by the banks of the river
Saâne
The Saâne () is a river of Normandy, France, in length, flowing through the department of Seine-Maritime.
Geography
The Saâne has its source in the Pays de Caux in the territory of the hamlet of Varvannes, in the commune of Val-de-Saâne. Ta ...
in the
Pays de Caux
The Pays de Caux (, , literally ''Land of Caux'') is an area in Normandy occupying the greater part of the French '' département'' of Seine Maritime in Normandy. It is a chalk plateau to the north of the Seine Estuary and extending to the cl ...
, some south of
Dieppe
Dieppe (; ; or Old Norse ) is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, northern France.
Dieppe is a seaport on the English Channel at the mouth of the river Arques. A regular ferry service runs to Newhaven in England ...
at the junction of the D2, D25 and the D23 roads. The commune was created in 1964 by the fusion of the four villages of Anglesqueville-sur-Saâne, Eurville, Thiédeville and Varvannes.
Heraldry
Population
Places of interest
* The church of St. Wandrille, dating from the eleventh century.
* The church of St. Sulpice, dating from the nineteenth century.
* The church of St. Nicaise, dating from the eleventh century.
* The church of St. Pierre at Eurville.
* The sixteenth-century
château
A château (, ; plural: châteaux) is a manor house, or palace, or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking re ...
of Varvannes.
See also
*
References
Communes of Seine-Maritime
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