Baons-le-Comte

Baons-le-Comte
Commune

Coat of arms
Baons-le-Comte
Location within Normandy region
Baons-le-Comte
Coordinates: 49°38′33″N 0°46′39″E / 49.6425°N 0.7775°E / 49.6425; 0.7775Coordinates: 49°38′33″N 0°46′39″E / 49.6425°N 0.7775°E / 49.6425; 0.7775
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Rouen
Canton Yvetot
Government
 • Mayor Marie-Josèphe Carpentier
Area1 5.38 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 345
 • Density 64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76055 /76190
Elevation 131–154 m (430–505 ft)
(avg. 170 m or 560 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Baons-le-Comte is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D240, D37 and the D55 roads. The A29 autoroute joins with the A150 autoroute within the commune’s territory.

Heraldry

 The arms of Baons-le-Comte are blazoned :
Per pale azure and vert, a balance argent and a (weaver's) shuttle bendwise sinister Or, and on a base gules fimbriated Or a jeweled county coronet proper.

Population

Historical population of Baons-le-Comte
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population225247289303340359345
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 chateau, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The church of St.Romain, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

References


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