Cany-Barville Explained

Cany-Barville
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Cany-Barville.svg
Arrondissement:	Dieppe
Canton:	Saint-Valery-en-Caux
Insee:	76159
Postal Code:	76450
Mayor:	Jean-Pierre Thévenot^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Côte d'Albâtre
Coordinates:	49.7886°N 0.6394°W
Elevation M:	25
Elevation Min M:	10
Elevation Max M:	126
Area Km2:	13.57

Cany-Barville (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming and light industrial town situated by the banks of the river Durdent in the Pays de Caux, some 25miles southwest of Dieppe, at the junction of the D925, D10 and the D268 roads.

Heraldry

Places of interest

• The church of St. Siméon, at Barville, dating from the 16th century
• The church of St. Martin, at Cany, dating from the 13th century
• The 17th-century chapel of St. Gilles and St. Leu
• The 17th-century château de Cany, built between 1640 and 1656 by François Mansart, with its chapel and a park
• Remains of a fortified manor house dating from the 14th century
• A feudal motte at Barville
• The 15th-century watermill and museum.

Notable people

• Louis Bouilhet, French poet, was born here.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

External links

• Official website of Cany-Barville
• The Chateau website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.