Saint-Clair-sur-Epte

Commune of France

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte

(2020–2026) Christophe Depont^[1]Area

12.18 km² (4.70 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

986 • Density81/km² (210/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

95541 /95770

Elevation30–142 m (98–466 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Clair-sur-Epte (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ klɛʁ syʁ ɛpt] ^ⓘ, literally Saint-Clair on Epte) is a commune in the Val-d'Oise department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is situated on the river Epte, 10 km southwest of Gisors.

The treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in 911 established Rollo, a Norse warlord and Viking leader, as the first Duke of Normandy.

Henry I of England seized the castle of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte in 1118.^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Ordericus Vitalis, The Ecclesiastical History, Book XII. (The Ecclesiastical History of Orderic Vitalis: Books XI, XII and XIII, Translated and edited by Marjorie Chibnall, Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-19-822242-4)

External links

Official website (in French)
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Association of Mayors of the Val d'Oise (in French)