Sigy-en-Bray explained

Sigy-en-Bray
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Dieppe
Canton:	Gournay-en-Bray
Insee:	76676
Postal Code:	76780
Mayor:	Sabrina Goulay^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC 4 rivières
Coordinates:	49.5472°N 1.4914°W
Elevation M:	107
Elevation Min M:	90
Elevation Max M:	228
Area Km2:	17.87
Population Demonym:	sigeois, sigeoises

Sigy-en-Bray (in French pronounced as /siʒi ɑ̃ bʁɛ/, literally Sigy in Bray) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Between 1973 and 2017 the commune Saint-Lucien was part of Sigy-en-Bray.^[2]

Geography

A farming commune comprising several villages and hamlets covering a large area of land (27 km²). It is found in the valley of the Andelle river in the Pays de Bray, some 19miles northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D13, D41 and D8 roads.

Population

Inhabitants of Sigy are called sigeois and sigeoises in French.

Places of interest

• The church of St. Martin, originally an abbey, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The chateau of Imbleval.
• A fifteenth-century sandstone cross.
• The church of St. Lucien, dating from the eleventh century.
• The chapel of St. Vincent at Bois-le-Borgne.

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. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2016/12/9/INTB1712105A/jo/texte Arrêté du 9 décembre 2016 portant modification des circonscriptions administratives territoriales (création de la commune de Saint-Lucien)