Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine

Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine
The church in Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine
Location of Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine
Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine
Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine
Coordinates: 49°32′39″N 1°10′50″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonBois-Guillaume
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Gaël Fouldrin
Area
1
9.09 km2 (3.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
911
  Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76580 /76690
Elevation95–174 m (312–571 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 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 village of farming and forestry situated in the Pays de Caux, some 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Rouen at the junction of the D53 and the D87 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968492    
1975590+2.63%
1982596+0.14%
1990675+1.57%
1999761+1.34%
2007840+1.24%
2012905+1.50%
2017911+0.13%
Source: INSEE[2]

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Georges, with vaulted ceilings dating from the sixteenth century.
  • Two manorhouses, at the hamlets of Le Varat and Coquereaumont.
  • A seventeenth century chapel.

See also

References


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