Fontenay, Seine-Maritime

Fontenay
Fontenay
Location within Upper Normandy region  Fontenay
Coordinates: 49°33′41″N 0°11′01″E / 49.5614°N 0.1836°ECoordinates: 49°33′41″N 0°11′01″E / 49.5614°N 0.1836°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Montivilliers
Government
• Mayor (2008 - 2014)	Claude Bourdier
Area^1	5.61 km^2 (2.17 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	1,043
• Density	190/km^2 (480/sq mi)
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 Haute-Normandie 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

Historical population of Fontenay, Seine-Maritime

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2009
Population	316	324	427	1022	1123	1143	1034	1043
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.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

• Fontenay on the Quid website (French)