Ry, Seine-Maritime

Administrative division of Normandy, France

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Commune in Normandy, France

Ry
Commune
The church in Ry
Location of Ry
(2020–2026)		Christophe Hoguet^[1]
Area ¹	5.71 km² (2.20 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	775
• Density	140/km² (350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76548 /76116
Elevation	68–157 m (223–515 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ry (pronounced [ʁi]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated by the banks of the small river Crevon, some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Rouen at the junction of the D12, D13, D62 and the D93 roads.

The village of Yonville in Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary is traditionally held to have been based on Ry.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	527	—
1975	525	−0.05%
1982	544	+0.51%
1990	610	+1.44%
1999	605	−0.09%
2007	742	+2.58%
2012	800	+1.52%
2017	712	−2.30%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Places of interest

The church of St. Sulpice, dating from the twelfth century.
The eighteenth century Château de Vascoeuil.
The automaton museum.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE