Héronchelles

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

Héronchelles
Commune
Location of Héronchelles
Héronchelles
Héronchelles
Coordinates: 49°31′50″N 1°23′02″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonLe Mesnil-Esnard
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Luc Poyen[1]
Area
1
6.71 km2 (2.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
139
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76359 /76750
Elevation95–177 m (312–581 ft)
(avg. 113 m or 371 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 very small farming village, source of the tiny river Héronchelles, situated some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D46, D261 and the D290 roads.

Population
Historical population of Héronchelles
Year19621968197519821990199920062013
Population68881029110289107131
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. Geneviève and St. Nicolas, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • Ruins of a feudal castle.
  • A sixteenth-century chateau.
  • A dovecote.
  • A manor.

Leisure facilities
  • A large picnic area.
  • A playground.
  • Petanque.
  • A village hall.

See also

References
  1. Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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