La Ferté-Saint-Samson is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A forestry and farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some 39 miles (63 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D61, the D21 and the D921 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 447    
1975 372−2.59%
1982 319−2.17%
1990 333+0.54%
1999 341+0.26%
2007 425+2.79%
2012 460+1.60%
2017 466+0.26%
2023 449−0.62%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • The motte and ruins of a feudal castle.
  • An old house dating from the sixteenth century.
  • A nineteenth-century château.
  • The thirteenth-century chapel of St.Samson.
  • The church of St.Pierre, dating from the tenth century.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE