Villy-sur-Yères

Villy-sur-Yères is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Villy-sur-Yères
Commune
The town hall in Villy-sur-Yères
Location of Villy-sur-Yères
Villy-sur-Yères Villy-sur-Yères
Coordinates: 49°56′36″N 1°27′04″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Eu
Intercommunality	CC Falaises du Talou
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christophe Guilbert[1]
Area ^1	8.34 km^2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	194
• Density	23/km^2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76745 /76260
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village situated on the banks of the Yères river in the Pays de Bray, some 18 miles (29 km) east of Dieppe at the junction of the D16 and the D315 roads. The village name was changed from Villy-le-Bas in 1998.

Population

Historical population of Villy-sur-Yères

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	191	200	184	180	174	138	177
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The church of St. Aqualin, dating from the sixteenth century.
• Ruins of an old priory in the middle of a field.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

1. Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.