Varneville-Bretteville
Varneville-Bretteville | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Varneville-Bretteville | |
  Varneville-Bretteville Location within France  Varneville-Bretteville Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°39′10″N 1°02′46″E / 49.6528°N 1.0461°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Luneray |
| Intercommunality | CC Terroir de Caux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | François Roger[1] |
Area 1 | 9.22 km2 (3.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 327 |
| • Density | 35.5/km2 (91.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76721 /76890 |
| Elevation | 135–176 m (443–577 ft) (avg. 163 m or 535 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Varneville-Bretteville (French pronunciation: [vaʁnəvil bʁɛtvil]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A forestry and farming commune situated in the Pays de Caux, some 23 miles (37 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D927, the D2 and the A151 autoroute.
Heraldry
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The arms of the commune of Varneville-Bretteville are blazoned : Gules, a lion, and in chief 2 griffon's heads Or.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 267 | — |
| 1975 | 236 | −1.75% |
| 1982 | 254 | +1.06% |
| 1990 | 289 | +1.63% |
| 1999 | 292 | +0.11% |
| 2007 | 295 | +0.13% |
| 2012 | 305 | +0.67% |
| 2017 | 324 | +1.22% |
| 2023 | 327 | +0.15% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Vincent and St. Médard, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The nineteenth-century chateau of Bel-Event
- Remains of a Roman camp called ‘Le Bouteillerie’.
- Vestiges of an ancient castle.
- Old manorhouses, a presbytery and a dovecote.
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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