Fontenay, Seine-Maritime

Fontenay
Commune
Coat of arms
Fontenay
Location within Normandy region  Fontenay
Coordinates: 49°33′41″N 0°11′01″E / 49.5614°N 0.1836°E / 49.5614; 0.1836Coordinates: 49°33′41″N 0°11′01″E / 49.5614°N 0.1836°E / 49.5614; 0.1836
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Octeville-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	CA havraise
Government
• Mayor (2008 - 2014)	Claude Bourdier
Area1	5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	1,043
• Density	190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	76275 /76290
Elevation	25–106 m (82–348 ft) (avg. 69 m or 226 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.

Fontenay is a commune in the Seine-Maritime département in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 9 miles (14 km) north of Le Havre, on the D111 road.

Heraldry

The arms of Fontenay are blazoned : Quarternly 1&4: Argent, a two-level fountain azure; 2&3: Azure, 2 fesses Or; overall on a bend sinister gules, 3 bezants (Or).

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St.Michel, dating from the eleventh century.
• The sixteenth century château du Tôt.
• The Clinarderie manorhouse.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

• INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fontenay (Seine-Maritime).

• Fontenay on the Quid website (in French)