Fontenay, Seine-Maritime

Fontenay

Fontenay
Administration
Country France
Region Upper Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Le Havre
Canton Montivilliers
Mayor Yves Legrand
Statistics
Elevation 25–106 m (82–348 ft)
(avg. 69 m/226 ft)
Land area1 5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Population2 1,081  (2006)
 - Density 193 /km2 (500 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 76275/ 76290
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 department 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

Historical population of Fontenay, Seine-Maritime
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2005
Population 316 324 427 1022 1123 1143 1081
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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