Héricourt-en-Caux
| Héricourt-en-Caux | |
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  Héricourt-en-Caux | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Héricourt-en-Caux | |
| Coordinates: 49°41′52″N 0°41′56″E / 49.6978°N 0.6989°ECoordinates: 49°41′52″N 0°41′56″E / 49.6978°N 0.6989°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Upper Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Le Havre |
| Canton | Ourville-en-Caux |
| Intercommunality | Plateau de Caux-Fleur de Lin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Denis Aubourg |
| Area1 | 10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 953 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76355 / 76560 |
| Elevation |
53–141 m (174–463 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
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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. | |
Héricourt-en-Caux is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A forestry and farming village by the banks of the Durdent river, in the Pays de Caux, some 33 miles (53 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D131, D233 and D149 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 360 | 425 | 515 | 681 | 730 | 867 | 953 |
| 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.Denis, dating from the nineteenth century.
- Three chapels.
- A sixteenth-century stone cross.
- A watermill.
- The chateau de Boscol, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The motte of an old castle.
See also
- Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
- Seine-Maritime
- Normandy
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Héricourt-en-Caux. |
- Official Website (French)
- Héricourt-en-Caux on the Quid website (French)
