Saint-Germain-sous-Cailly

Saint-Germain-sous-Cailly
Commune
Location of Saint-Germain-sous-Cailly
Saint-Germain-sous-Cailly Location within France Saint-Germain-sous-Cailly Location within Normandy
Coordinates: 49°34′47″N 1°12′24″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Le Mesnil-Esnard
Government
• Mayor (2026–32)	François Dupuis
Area 1	4.01 km2 (1.55 sq mi)
Elevation	114 m (374 ft)
Highest elevation	173 m (568 ft)
Lowest elevation	102 m (335 ft)
Population  (2023)	305
• Density	76.1/km2 (197/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76583 /76690
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%
2023	305	−1.99%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• Ruins of a thirteenth-century castle, owned by the family of Boissay.
• A seventeenth-century chateau.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department