Sahurs Explained
| Sahurs |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Rouen |
| Canton: | Canteleu |
| Insee: | 76550 |
| Postal Code: | 76113 |
| Mayor: | Thierry Jouenne[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
| Coordinates: | 49.3594°N 0.9442°W |
| Elevation M: | 8 |
| Elevation Min M: | 2 |
| Elevation Max M: | 101 |
| Area Km2: | 11.23 |
Sahurs (in French pronounced as /sayʁ/) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A village of forestry and farming situated inside a meander of the river Seine, some 8miles southwest of Rouen at the junction of the D5 and the D351 roads. A car ferry connects the commune with the south bank.
Places of interest
- The church of St. Sauveur, dating from the eleventh century.
- The sixteenth century Château de Soquence.
- The manorhouse and chapel de Marbeuf, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The Château de Trémauville.
Notable people
- Louis de Brézé, who built the Manoir de Marbeuf.
- Pierre de Marbeuf, 17th-century French poet, lived in the manor.
- Anne of Austria was a benefactor of the chapel de Marbeuf.
See also
Notes and References
- https://www.seine-maritime.gouv.fr/content/download/26198/186822/file/Liste%20d%C3%A9finitive%20des%20maires%20du%20d%C3%A9partement.pdf Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime
