Sahurs

Sahurs
Commune
The manor of Marbeuf in Sahurs
Location of Sahurs
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Coordinates: 49°21′34″N 0°56′39″E / 49.3594°N 0.9442°E / 49.3594; 0.9442
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Canteleu
Intercommunality	Métropole Rouen Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Jouenne[1]
Area ^1	11.23 km^2 (4.34 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	1,216
• Density	108.3/km^2 (280.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76550 /76113
Elevation	2–101 m (6.6–331.4 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sahurs (French pronunciation: [sayʁ]) is a rural commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Part of the Metropole Rouen Normandie, it is situated along the river Seine, about 15 kilometers southwest of Rouen.

Geography

A village of forestry and farming situated inside a meander of the river Seine, some 8 miles (13 km) southwest of Rouen at the junction of the D5 and the D351 roads. A car ferry connects the commune with the south bank.

Administration

Sahurs is governed by a municipal council led by mayor Thierry Jouenne, elected in 2020.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	755	—
1975	788	+0.61%
1982	870	+1.42%
1990	1,008	+1.86%
1999	1,120	+1.18%
2007	1,320	+2.08%
2012	1,264	−0.86%
2017	1,226	−0.61%
2023	1,216	−0.14%
Source: INSEE[4]

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
• Anne of Austria, a benefactor of the chapel de Marbeuf

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

1. Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. https://www.sahurs.fr/actualites/26-05-2020/conseil-municipal-du-26-mai-2020
4. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE