Fontenay, Seine-Maritime
Fontenay | |
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The town hall in Fontenay | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Fontenay | |
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| Coordinates: 49°33′41″N 0°11′01″E / 49.5614°N 0.1836°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Le Havre |
| Canton | Octeville-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | Le Havre Seine Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Catherine Grzelczyk[1] |
Area 1 | 5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,783 |
| • Density | 318/km2 (823/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76275 /76290 |
| Elevation | 25–106 m (82–348 ft) (avg. 69 m or 226 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fontenay (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tnɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime département in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 9 miles (14 km) north of Le Havre, on the D111 road.
Heraldry
| The arms of Fontenay are blazoned : Quarternly 1&4: Argent, a two-level fountain azure; 2&3: Azure, 2 fesses Or; overall on a bend sinister gules, 3 bezants (Or).
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 324 | — |
| 1975 | 427 | +4.02% |
| 1982 | 1,022 | +13.28% |
| 1990 | 1,123 | +1.18% |
| 1999 | 1,143 | +0.20% |
| 2007 | 1,037 | −1.21% |
| 2012 | 1,035 | −0.04% |
| 2017 | 1,240 | +3.68% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Michel, dating from the eleventh century.
- The sixteenth century château du Tôt.
- The Clinarderie manorhouse.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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