Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine
Appearance
Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine | |
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The church in Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine | |
Coordinates: 49°32′39″N 1°10′50″E / 49.5442°N 1.1806°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rouen |
Canton | Bois-Guillaume |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gaël Fouldrin[1] |
Area 1 | 9.09 km2 (3.51 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 919 |
• Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76580 /76690 |
Elevation | 95–174 m (312–571 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ syʁ fɔ̃tɛn], literally Saint-Georges on Fontaine) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
[edit]A village of farming and forestry situated in the Pays de Caux, some 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Rouen at the junction of the D53 and the D87 roads.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 492 | — |
1975 | 590 | +2.63% |
1982 | 596 | +0.14% |
1990 | 675 | +1.57% |
1999 | 761 | +1.34% |
2007 | 840 | +1.24% |
2012 | 905 | +1.50% |
2017 | 911 | +0.13% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St. Georges, with vaulted ceilings dating from the sixteenth century.
- Two manorhouses, at the hamlets of Le Varat and Coquereaumont.
- A seventeenth century chapel.
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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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