Fontenay, Seine-Maritime

Fontenay is a commune in the Seine-Maritime département in the Normandy region in northern France.

Fontenay
Commune
The town hall in Fontenay
Coat of arms
Location of Fontenay
Fontenay
Fontenay
Coordinates: 49°33′41″N 0°11′01″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementLe Havre
CantonOcteville-sur-Mer
IntercommunalityLe Havre Seine Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Catherine Grzelczyk
Area
1
5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
1,521
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76275 /76290
Elevation25–106 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.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 9 miles (14 km) north of Le Havre, on the D111 road.

Heraldry
Arms of Fontenay
 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
Historical population of Fontenay, Seine-Maritime
Year19621968197519821990199920062009
Population31632442710221123114310341043
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
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.


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