Saint-Martin-du-Bec

Saint-Martin-du-Bec
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Martin-du-Bec
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Martin-du-Bec
Saint-Martin-du-Bec Saint-Martin-du-Bec
Coordinates: 49°36′11″N 0°12′39″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Octeville-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	Le Havre Seine Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nicolas Simon
Area 1	4.12 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	643
• Density	160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76615 /76133
Elevation	44–106 m (144–348 ft) (avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Martin-du-Bec (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁtɛ̃ dy bɛk]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village in the Pays de Caux, situated some 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D32 and D79 roads, by the banks of the river Lézarde.

Heraldry

Arms of Saint-Martin-du-Bec

The arms of Saint-Martin-du-Bec are blazoned : Azure, a leopard in chief 2 crosslets Or, a chief fusilly argent and gules.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	282	—
1975	313	+1.50%
1982	532	+7.87%
1990	580	+1.09%
1999	619	+0.73%
2007	601	−0.37%
2012	555	−1.58%
2017	609	+1.87%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
• The castle of Bec-Crespin, with a thirteenth-century gate and portcullis.
• Old buildings, parkland and lakes of the castle grounds.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department