Héronchelles
| Héronchelles | |
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  Héronchelles | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Héronchelles | |
| Coordinates: 49°31′50″N 1°23′02″E / 49.5306°N 1.3839°ECoordinates: 49°31′50″N 1°23′02″E / 49.5306°N 1.3839°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Buchy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Alexandre |
| Area1 | 6.71 km2 (2.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 107 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76359 / 76750 |
| Elevation |
95–177 m (312–581 ft) (avg. 113 m or 371 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. | |
Héronchelles is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A very small farming village, source of the tiny river Héronchelles, situated some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D46, D261 and the D290 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 68 | 88 | 102 | 91 | 102 | 89 | 107 |
| 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. Geneviève and St. Nicolas, dating from the seventeenth century.
- Ruins of a feudal castle.
- A sixteenth-century chateau and dovecote .
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Héronchelles. |
- Héronchelles on the Quid website (French)
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