Muchedent

Muchedent
Muchedent
Commune
	The bison farm
	Location of Muchedent
	Muchedent Location within France Muchedent Location within Normandy
	Coordinates: 49°46′21″N 1°10′59″E / 49.7725°N 1.1831°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Luneray
Intercommunality	CC Terroir de Caux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christine Cressent
Area 1	7.05 km2 (2.72 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Highest elevation	176 m (577 ft)
Lowest elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Population (2023)	131
• Density	18.6/km2 (48.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76458 /76590
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Muchedent (French pronunciation: [myʃdɑ̃]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Geography

A small farming village situated by the banks of the river Varenne in the Pays de Caux, some 13 miles (21 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D77, the D154 and the D476 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	112	—
1975	115	+0.38%
1982	96	−2.55%
1990	117	+2.50%
1999	129	+1.09%
2007	118	−1.11%
2012	139	+3.33%
2017	131	−1.18%
2023	131	+0.00%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

The bison farm.
The church of St. Pierre, dating from the eleventh century.
A nineteenth century château.

References

↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE