Drosay

Drosay
Commune
The church in Drosay
Coat of arms
Location of Drosay
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Coordinates: 49°47′42″N 0°44′29″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Saint-Valery-en-Caux
Intercommunality	CC Côte d'Albâtre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Isabelle Comont[1]
Area ^1	6.43 km^2 (2.48 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	192
• Density	30/km^2 (77/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76221 /76460
Elevation	63–129 m (207–423 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A small farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Dieppe, at the junction of the D75, D108 and the D107 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	203	—
1975	169	−2.58%
1982	193	+1.92%
1990	174	−1.29%
1999	186	+0.74%
2007	225	+2.41%
2012	188	−3.53%
2017	198	+1.04%
Source: INSEE[3]

In 2019, the number of housing units in Drosay was 124. Of these, 76% were main residences, 18% were secondary homes, and 6% were vacant.[4]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the thirteenth century.
• The chapel of St.Roch, dating from the eleventh 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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
4. "Comparateur de territoires". INSEE. Retrieved 3 August 2022.