Mont-Cauvaire
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Mont-Cauvaire
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Location within Upper Normandy region
Mont-Cauvaire
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| Country | France |
| Region | Upper Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Clères |
| Mayor | Emmanuel De Bailliencourt |
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| Elevation | 65–176 m (213–577 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 ft) |
| Land area1 | 9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 614 (2006) |
| - Density | 68 /km2 (180 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76443/ 76690 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 49°34′18″N 1°06′38″E / 49.5717°N 1.1106°E
Mont-Cauvaire is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
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Geography
A farming village, situated along the banks of the Cailly River in the Pays de Caux, some 10 miles (16 km) north of Rouen on the D3 road.
Heraldry
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The arms of Mont-Cauvaire are blazoned : |
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 411 | 451 | 471 | 557 | 603 | 566 | 614 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
- A sixteenth century sandstone cross.
- The seventeenth century Château du Rombosc, with its chapel, and parkland.
- The Château du Fossé, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The eighteenth century Pavillon de La Tourelle and its parkland.
- Two dovecotes and a communal oven.
See also
References
External links
- Mont-Cauvaire on the Quid website (French)
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