Brachy

For the prefix "brachy-", see List of commonly used taxonomic affixes.

Brachy
Commune
The church in Brachy
Coat of arms
Location of Brachy
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Coordinates: 49°48′57″N 0°57′02″E / 49.8158°N 0.9506°E / 49.8158; 0.9506
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Luneray
Intercommunality	CC Terroir de Caux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Leroy[1]
Area ^1	11.15 km^2 (4.31 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	663
• Density	59.5/km^2 (154/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76136 /76730
Elevation	24–103 m (79–338 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brachy (French pronunciation: [bʁaʃi]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated by the banks of the river Saâne in the Pays de Caux, some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Dieppe, at the junction of the D4, D108 and the D152 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	515	—
1975	567	+1.38%
1982	669	+2.39%
1990	661	−0.15%
1999	683	+0.36%
2007	728	+0.80%
2012	757	+0.78%
2017	768	+0.29%
2023	663	−2.42%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• Two ancient manorhouses.
• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The seventeenth century church of St. Ouen.
• The church of St. Remy, at Gourel, dating from the eleventh century.
• A stone cross from the fifteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE