La Frénaye

La Frénaye
La Frénaye
Location within Upper Normandy region La Frénaye
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Lillebonne
Intercommunality	Caux-Vallée de Seine
Government
• Mayor	Dominique Annetta
Area1	10.02 km2 (3.87 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,755
• Density	180/km2 (450/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76281 / 76170
Elevation	30–148 m (98–486 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 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.

La Frénaye is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A village of forestry and farming in the Pays de Caux, some 20 miles (32 km) east of Le Havre, at the junction of the D484 and D982 roads.

History

The village is located on an old Roman road which runs from "Juliobona" (Lillebonne) to "Rotomagus" (Rouen). Another Roman road linking "Breviodurum" (Brionne) to "Mediolanum" (Évreux), also crosses La Frenaye’s borders.
The name comes from the Latin fracsinus, meaning ‘’place of the ash trees’’.
The Gallo-Roman period is often mentioned in the history of the region, many relics having been found in excavations and having discovered the foundations of two military camps protecting the Roman roads. A farm still operates to this day, bearing the name of ‘’Lionnière’’, supposedly used to keep the lions and other wild animals during the celebrations organized in the amphitheatre at Lillebonne.
The 1 August 1914 saw the mobilization of 60 men of the village. 30 were killed and five were missing by the end of World War I. In 1939, soldiers were again mobilised. In 1940 the exodus of Frenaysiens reached its peak, with rumours of German atrocities. During this period many Frenaysien soldiers were imprisoned in Germany or were requisitioned for compulsory labour. During the night of 7 August 1944, a Royal Air Force Lancaster crashed in La Frenaye. Three British airmen were killed and now rest in La Frenaye cemetery. On August 30, 1944, the Germans left La Frenaye.

Population

Historical population of La Frénaye

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	683	709	1082	1211	1535	1606	1755
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. Jacques, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The chateau de Freneuse.
• An ancient manorhouse.

Twin towns

South Wonston in Hampshire, England. Rettenberg in Bavaria, Germany

See also

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

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (French)
• La Frénaye on the Quid website (French)