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Mont-Cauvaire

Coordinates: 49°34′18″N 1°06′38″E / 49.5717°N 1.1106°E / 49.5717; 1.1106
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Mont-Cauvaire
The dovecote of the Domaine du Fossé
The dovecote of the Domaine du Fossé
Coat of arms of Mont-Cauvaire
Location of Mont-Cauvaire
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Mont-Cauvaire is located in France
Mont-Cauvaire
Mont-Cauvaire
Mont-Cauvaire is located in Normandy
Mont-Cauvaire
Mont-Cauvaire
Coordinates: 49°34′18″N 1°06′38″E / 49.5717°N 1.1106°E / 49.5717; 1.1106
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonBois-Guillaume
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphanie Lambard[1]
Area
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9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
862
 • Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76443 /76690
Elevation65–176 m (213–577 ft)
(avg. 175 m or 574 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mont-Cauvaire (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ kovɛʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

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A farming village, situated along the banks of the river Cailly in the Pays de Caux, some 10 miles (16 km) north of Rouen on the D3 road.

Heraldry

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Arms of Mont-Cauvaire
Arms of Mont-Cauvaire
The arms of Mont-Cauvaire are blazoned :
Gules, 2 fesses wavy abased, with a triple-peaked mount argent over them, in chief a leopard Or armed sable, langued gules, holding a latin cross bendwise sable.



Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968451—    
1975471+0.62%
1982557+2.42%
1990603+1.00%
1999566−0.70%
2007611+0.96%
2012627+0.52%
2017741+3.40%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE