Saint-Germain-sous-Cailly

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) François Dupuis^[1]Area4.01 km² (1.55 sq mi)Population321 • Density80/km² (210/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation102–173 m (335–568 ft)
(avg. 114 m or 374 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Germain-sous-Cailly (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ su kaji], literally Saint-Germain under Cailly) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Its castle was the burial place of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq.

Geography

A small farming village situated by the banks of the Cailly in the Pays de Bray, some 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Rouen on the D44 road.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	83	—
1975	105	+3.42%
1982	127	+2.75%
1990	141	+1.32%
1999	210	+4.53%
2007	266	+3.00%
2012	346	+5.40%
2017	344	−0.12%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• Ruins of a thirteenth-century castle.
• A seventeenth-century chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References