Serqueux, Seine-Maritime
Encyclopedia
Serqueux is a commune
in the Seine-Maritime
department in the Haute-Normandie
region in northern France
.
river in the Pays de Bray
, some 30 miles (48.3 km) southeast of Dieppe
at the junction of the D 1314, D 13 and D 83 roads. SNCF
has an important TER railway station here.
Serqueux has an important plant producing most of the gum arabic
in the world. The commune has also an important commercial zone which is by far the biggest in the canton.
in the commune.
Much of the village including the church, was destroyed by Allied bombing during World War II
. Nevertheless, the railway station
, which was the goal of the bombings, remained untouched.
In 1945, the commune was awarded the Croix de Guerre
.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre...
department in the Haute-Normandie
Haute-Normandie
Upper Normandy is one of the 27 regions of France. It was created in 1984 from two départements: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continues to provoke controversy, and some continue to call for reuniting the two regions...
region in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
A village situated at the source of the EpteEpte
The Epte is a river in Seine-Maritime and Eure, in Normandy, France. It is a right tributary of the Seine.The river rises in Seine-Maritime in the Pays de Bray, near Forges-les-Eaux...
river in the Pays de Bray
Pays de Bray
The Pays de Bray is a small natural region of France situated to the north-east of Rouen, straddling the French départements of the Seine-Maritime and Oise...
, some 30 miles (48.3 km) southeast of Dieppe
Dieppe, Seine-Maritime
Dieppe is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in France. In 1999, the population of the whole Dieppe urban area was 81,419.A port on the English Channel, famous for its scallops, and with a regular ferry service from the Gare Maritime to Newhaven in England, Dieppe also has a popular pebbled...
at the junction of the D 1314, D 13 and D 83 roads. SNCF
SNCF
The SNCF , is France's national state-owned railway company. SNCF operates the country's national rail services, including the TGV, France's high-speed rail network...
has an important TER railway station here.
Serqueux has an important plant producing most of the gum arabic
Gum arabic
220px|thumb|right|Acacia gumGum arabic, also known as acacia gum, chaar gund, char goond, or meska, is a natural gum made of hardened sap taken from two species of the acacia tree; Acacia senegal and Acacia seyal...
in the world. The commune has also an important commercial zone which is by far the biggest in the canton.
History
First mentioned as ‘Sarkeus’ in the twelfth century, the name derives from the Greek ‘sarcophagos’, owing to the large Merovingian necropolisNecropolis
A necropolis is a large cemetery or burial ground, usually including structural tombs. The word comes from the Greek νεκρόπολις - nekropolis, literally meaning "city of the dead"...
in the commune.
Much of the village including the church, was destroyed by Allied bombing during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Nevertheless, the railway station
Gare de Serqueux
The Gare de Serqueux is a railway station located in the commune of Serqueux in the Seine-Maritime department, France. It is an interchange station between the Amiens - Rouen line and the Gisors - Serqueux - Dieppe line.-History:...
, which was the goal of the bombings, remained untouched.
In 1945, the commune was awarded the Croix de Guerre
Croix de guerre
The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was awarded during World War I, again in World War II, and in other conflicts...
.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 879 | 816 | 767 | 764 | 853 | 987 | 1089 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The modern church, replacing the sixteenth-century one, destroyed during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. - Traces of a feudal castleCastleA castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
. - Ruins of the old church.