Mont-Cauvaire
Mont-Cauvaire | |
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 The dovecote of the Domaine du Fossé | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Mont-Cauvaire | |
  Mont-Cauvaire Location within France  Mont-Cauvaire Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°34′18″N 1°06′38″E / 49.5717°N 1.1106°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Bois-Guillaume |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Stéphanie Lambard[1] |
Area 1 | 9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 898 |
| • Density | 99.6/km2 (258/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76443 /76690 |
| Elevation | 65–176 m (213–577 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mont-Cauvaire (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ kovɛʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village, situated along the banks of the river Cailly in the Pays de Caux, some 10 miles (16 km) north of Rouen on the D3 road.
Heraldry
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The arms of Mont-Cauvaire are blazoned : Gules, 2 fesses wavy abased, with a triple-peaked mount argent over them, in chief a leopard Or armed sable, langued gules, holding a latin cross bendwise sable.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 451 | — |
| 1975 | 471 | +0.62% |
| 1982 | 557 | +2.42% |
| 1990 | 603 | +1.00% |
| 1999 | 566 | −0.70% |
| 2007 | 611 | +0.96% |
| 2012 | 627 | +0.52% |
| 2017 | 741 | +3.40% |
| 2023 | 898 | +3.25% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
- A sixteenth century sandstone cross.
- The seventeenth century Château du Rombosc, with its chapel, and parkland.
- The Château du Fossé, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The eighteenth century Pavillon de La Tourelle and its parkland.
- Two dovecotes and a communal oven.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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