La Fontelaye (French pronunciation: [la fɔ̃tlɛ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

La Fontelaye
Location of La Fontelaye
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La Fontelaye is located in France
La Fontelaye
La Fontelaye
La Fontelaye is located in Normandy
La Fontelaye
La Fontelaye
Coordinates: 49°41′49″N 0°57′14″E / 49.6969°N 0.9539°E / 49.6969; 0.9539
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonLuneray
IntercommunalityCC Terroir de Caux
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Caroline Dupuy[1]
Area
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3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
25
 • Density6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76274 /76890
Elevation91–157 m (299–515 ft)
(avg. 97 m or 318 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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A very small farming village situated by the banks of the Saâne river in the Pays de Caux, some 21 miles (34 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D303 and the D23 roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 51—    
1975 44−2.09%
1982 38−2.07%
1990 39+0.33%
1999 40+0.28%
2007 33−2.38%
2012 34+0.60%
2017 31−1.83%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • A seventeenth century château built on the ruins of an earlier castle.
  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the thirteenth century.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 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