Saint-Germain-des-Essourts explained

Saint-Germain-des-Essourts
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Rouen
Canton:	Le Mesnil-Esnard
Insee:	76581
Postal Code:	76750
Mayor:	Alain Burette^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Coordinates:	49.5394°N 1.3206°W
Elevation M:	128
Elevation Min M:	101
Elevation Max M:	171
Area Km2:	9.37

Saint-Germain-des-Essourts (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ dez‿esuʁ/) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some 14miles northeast of Rouen at the junction of the D98 with the D87 and the D7 with the D61 roads. The commune's territory is the source of the river Crevon, a small tributary of the Andelle river.

Places of interest

• The church of St. Germain, dating from the nineteenth century.
• A sixteenth-century stone cross.
• The nineteenth-century chateau of Fontaine-Châtel.
• The chateau of Bimare.
• The chapel of St. Austreberthe.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.