Fongueusemare

Fongueusemare is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Fongueusemare
Commune
The town hall in Fongueusemare
Coat of arms
Location of Fongueusemare
Fongueusemare
Fongueusemare
Coordinates: 49°40′45″N 0°18′22″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementLe Havre
CantonOcteville-sur-Mer
IntercommunalityLe Havre Seine Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Valérie Petit
Area
1
11.85 km2 (4.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
189
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76268 /76280
Elevation37–136 m (121–446 ft)
(avg. 115 m or 377 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 farming and woodland village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D72 and the D79 roads.

Literature

Much of the action in André Gide's book Strait Is the Gate is set in the home of the Bucolin family at Fongueusemare.

Heraldry
Arms of Fongueusemare
 The arms of Fongueusemare are blazoned :
Azure, two abbot's croziers in saltire, between a garb and 3 gables (from tithing barns) Or

Population
Historical population of Fongueusemare
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population123162156160170170193
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 chapel of Sainte-Thérèse, built in 1927.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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