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Longueville sur Scie

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Seine-Maritime

Intercommunality
  
Varenne et Scie

Area
  
3.96 km²

Arrondissement
  
Dieppe

Region
  
Normandy

Canton
  
Longueville-sur-Scie

Population (2006)
  
949

Local time
  
Sunday 9:28 PM

Longueville-sur-Scie

Weather
  
9°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 98% Humidity

Longueville-sur-Scie is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Contents

Map of 76590 Longueville-sur-Scie, France

Geography

A farming village situated by the banks of the river Scie in the Pays de Caux, some 9 miles (14 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D77, the D149 and the D3 roads. The commune is served by the TER railway between Dieppe and Rouen.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Pierre, dating from the eleventh century.
  • Ruins of an 11th-century castle, built by Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville.
  • Miscellany

    The village was formerly known as Longueville-le-Giffard, one of its sons was Osbern Giffard, who gave his name to Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire, England.

    References

    Longueville-sur-Scie Wikipedia