Baons-le-Comte

Baons-le-Comte
Baons-le-Comte
Location within Upper Normandy region Baons-le-Comte
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Yvetot
Government
• Mayor	Marie-Josèphe Carpentier
Area1	5.38 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	345
• Density	64/km2 (170/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76055 / 76190
Elevation	131–154 m (430–505 ft) (avg. 170 m or 560 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Baons-le-Comte is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D240, D37 and the D55 roads. The A29 autoroute joins with the A150 autoroute within the commune’s territory.

Heraldry

The arms of Baons-le-Comte are blazoned : Per pale azure and vert, a balance argent and a (weaver's) shuttle bendwise sinister Or, and on a base gules fimbriated Or a jeweled county coronet proper.

Population

Historical population of Baons-le-Comte

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	225	247	289	303	340	359	345
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The chateau, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The church of St.Romain, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
• Seine-Maritime
• Normandy

References

• INSEE

External links

• Baons-le-Comte on the Quid website (French)