Varneville-Bretteville
| Varneville-Bretteville | |
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  Varneville-Bretteville | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Varneville-Bretteville | |
| Coordinates: 49°39′10″N 1°02′46″E / 49.6528°N 1.0461°ECoordinates: 49°39′10″N 1°02′46″E / 49.6528°N 1.0461°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Tôtes |
| Intercommunality | Trois Rivières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | François Roger |
| Area1 | 9.22 km2 (3.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 300 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (84/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76721 / 76890 |
| Elevation |
135–176 m (443–577 ft) (avg. 163 m or 535 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. | |
Varneville-Bretteville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A forestry and farming commune situated in the Pays de Caux, some 23 miles (37 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D927, the D2 and the A151 autoroute.
Heraldry
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The arms of the commune of Varneville-Bretteville are blazoned : Gules, a lion, and in chief 2 griffon's heads Or. |
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 251 | 267 | 236 | 254 | 289 | 292 | 300 |
| 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. Vincent and St. Médard, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The nineteenth-century chateau of Bel-Event
- Remains of a Roman camp called ‘Le Bouteillerie’.
- Vestiges of an ancient castle.
- Old manorhouses, a presbytery and a dovecote.
See also
References
External links
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