Fontenay, Seine-Maritime
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Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Le Havre |
Canton | Montivilliers |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008 - 2014) | Claude Bourdier |
Area1 | 5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi) |
Population (2009)2 | 1,043 |
• Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Fontenay is a commune in the Seine-Maritime département in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
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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). |
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2009 |
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Population | 316 | 324 | 427 | 1022 | 1123 | 1143 | 1034 | 1043 |
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 church of St.Michel, dating from the eleventh century.
- The sixteenth century château du Tôt.
- The Clinarderie manorhouse.
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fontenay (Seine-Maritime). |
- Fontenay on the Quid website (French)
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