Les Grandes-Ventes
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Les Grandes-Ventes | |
| Coordinates: 49°47′12″N 1°13′38″E / 49.7867°N 1.2272°ECoordinates: 49°47′12″N 1°13′38″E / 49.7867°N 1.2272°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Bellencombre |
| Intercommunality | Bosc d'Eawy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Annick Bocandé |
| Area1 | 24.76 km2 (9.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,869 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76321 / 76950 |
| Elevation |
70–203 m (230–666 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft) |
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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. | |
Les Grandes-Ventes is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A large village of farming, forestry and associated light industry situated in the Pays de Bray, some 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D77, the D915 and the D22 roads.
Heraldry
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The arms of Les Grandes-Ventes are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Azure, on a bend argent between 2 spur rowels Or, 5 lozengees gules bendwise; 2&3: Argent, 2 fesses gules. |
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 1513 | 1381 | 1373 | 1496 | 1729 | 1813 | 1869 |
| 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 château de La Heuze.
- Vestiges of the priory of St-Marguerite, now a farm.
- The chapel de La Haye-le-Comte, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
Twin towns
Osterwieck, in Germany.
See also
References
External links
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