Wanchy-Capval

Wanchy-Capval
Commune
Wanchy-Capval
Location within Normandy region Wanchy-Capval
Coordinates: 49°51′28″N 1°21′30″E / 49.8578°N 1.3583°E / 49.8578; 1.3583Coordinates: 49°51′28″N 1°21′30″E / 49.8578°N 1.3583°E / 49.8578; 1.3583
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de Londinières
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Maurice Rouland
Area¹	19.31 km² (7.46 sq mi)
Population (2011)²	341
• Density	18/km² (46/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	76749 /76660
Elevation	57–191 m (187–627 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 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.

Wanchy-Capval is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Geography

Wanchy-Capval is situated by the banks of the river Eaulne in the Pays de Bray, some 14 miles (23 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D 920, D 115 and the D 117 roads.

Population

Historical population of Wanchy-Capval
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2005	2006	2010	2011
Population	372	448	445	397	351	317	341	340	340	341
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. Mellan, dating from the eleventh century.
The church of St. Pierre, dating from the eleventh century.

References

INSEE

External links

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Wanchy-Capval on the Quid website (in French)

Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

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