Grandcourt, Seine-Maritime
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Grandcourt | |
| Coordinates: 49°54′54″N 1°29′32″E / 49.915°N 1.4922°ECoordinates: 49°54′54″N 1°29′32″E / 49.915°N 1.4922°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Londinières |
| Intercommunality | Londinières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Claude Henry |
| Area1 | 22.44 km2 (8.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 349 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76320 / 76660 |
| Elevation |
55–204 m (180–669 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 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. | |
Grandcourt is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A farming and forestry village which was created from five former parishes at the time of the French Revolution. It is situated by the banks of the Yères river, adjacent to the forest of Eu, in the Pays de Bray, some 20 miles (32 km) east of Dieppe and at the junction of the D14, the D16 and the D149 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 454 | 528 | 488 | 419 | 337 | 331 | 349 |
| 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 eleventh century.
- The church of St. Wandrille, dating from the nineteenth century.
- Vestiges of an eleventh-century castle motte
- Grandcourt War Cemetery, containing 58 Second World War burials[1]
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Grandcourt (Seine-Maritime). |
- Grandcourt on the Quid website (French)
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