Fongueusemare (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃ɡøzmaʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Fongueusemare | |
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.jpg) The town hall in Fongueusemare | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Fongueusemare  | |
  Fongueusemare  Fongueusemare | |
| Coordinates: 49°40′45″N 0°18′22″E / 49.6792°N 0.3061°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Le Havre |
| Canton | Octeville-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | Le Havre Seine Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Valérie Petit[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.85 km2 (4.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 179 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76268 /76280 |
| Elevation | 37–136 m (121–446 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
A small farming and woodland village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D72 and the D79 roads.
Heraldry edit
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The arms of Fongueusemare are blazoned : Azure, two abbot's croziers in saltire, between a garb and 3 gables (from tithing barns) Or
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Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 162 | — |
| 1975 | 156 | −0.54% |
| 1982 | 160 | +0.36% |
| 1990 | 170 | +0.76% |
| 1999 | 170 | +0.00% |
| 2007 | 189 | +1.33% |
| 2012 | 185 | −0.43% |
| 2017 | 189 | +0.43% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest edit
- The chapel of Sainte-Thérèse, built in 1927.
In fiction and popular culture edit
Much of the action in André Gide's book Strait Is the Gate is set in the home of the Bucolin family at Fongueusemare.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
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