Froberville

Froberville
Froberville
Location within Upper Normandy region  Froberville
Coordinates: 49°43′21″N 0°19′56″E / 49.7225°N 0.3322°ECoordinates: 49°43′21″N 0°19′56″E / 49.7225°N 0.3322°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Fécamp
Area^1	5.88 km^2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	1,061
• Density	180/km^2 (470/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76291 / 76400
Elevation	56–112 m (184–367 ft) (avg. 91 m or 299 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.

Froberville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D940 and D279 roads.

Heraldry

The arms of Froberville are blazoned : Azure, a chevron argent between 2 leopard's heads affronty (erased) and a chess rook Or.

Population

Historical population of Froberville

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	294	358	459	619	732	810	1061
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.Hélène, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The Château d'Hainneville
• The fourteenth century chapel of St.Eloi.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Froberville on the Quid website (French)
• Panorama of Froberville