Fesques

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Fesques
Fesques
Coordinates: 49°47′26″N 1°28′39″E / 49.7906°N 1.4775°E / 49.7906; 1.4775Coordinates: 49°47′26″N 1°28′39″E / 49.7906°N 1.4775°E / 49.7906; 1.4775
Country France
Region Upper Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Intercommunality Pays Neufchâtelois
Government
 • Mayor Antoine Cocagne
Area
 • Land1 8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Population2 129
 • Population2 Density 15/km2 (38/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 76262 / 76270
Elevation 97–223 m (318–732 ft)
(avg. 115 m or 377 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.

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

Geography

A small farming village situated by the banks of the river Eaulne in the Pays de Bray, some 21 miles (34 km) southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D36 and the D928 roads. The A28 autoroute passes through the commune’s territory.

Population

Historical population of Fesques
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population155175150142147127129
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.Martin, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

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