Fauville-en-Caux
Fauville-en-Caux is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Terres-de-Caux.[2]
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Location of Fauville-en-Caux 
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| Coordinates: 49°39′15″N 0°35′32″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Le Havre |
| Canton | Saint-Valery-en-Caux |
| Commune | Terres-de-Caux |
| Area 1 | 8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | 2,291 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 76640 |
| Elevation | 109–141 m (358–463 ft) (avg. 124 m or 407 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A small town of farming and associated light industry situated in the Pays de Caux, some 29 miles (47 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D926, D50, and the D149 roads.
Heraldry
Arms of Fauville-en-Caux |
The arms of Fauville-en-Caux are blazoned : Per pale gules and argent, issuant from a heart argent, the head and neck of a cock azure and tail gules. (the heart forms a stylized body for the rooster) |
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 1363 | 1366 | 1645 | 1751 | 1871 | 1937 | 2206 |
| 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.Jean, dating from the thirteenth century.
Notable people
- Marius Grout (1903-1946), was a French writer[3]
References
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
- Arrêté préfectoral 12 September 2016 (in French)
- Georges Hirondel, Marius Grout: Prix Goncourt 1943: aventurier de l’absolu, Luneray, Bertout, (ISBN 2867434610)
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