Criquetot-l'Esneval

Criquetot-l’Esneval
Commune
Town hall
Criquetot-l’Esneval
Location within Normandy region
Criquetot-l’Esneval
Coordinates: 49°38′40″N 0°16′01″E / 49.6444°N 0.2669°E / 49.6444; 0.2669Coordinates: 49°38′40″N 0°16′01″E / 49.6444°N 0.2669°E / 49.6444; 0.2669
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Le Havre
Canton Octeville-sur-Mer
Intercommunality CC Canton de Criquetot-l'Esneval
Government
 • Mayor Alain Fleuret
Area1 13.47 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,280
 • Density 170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76196 /76280
Elevation 94–136 m (308–446 ft)
(avg. 122 m or 400 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.

Criquetot-l’Esneval is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. The physician and erudite Louis-Henri Baratte was born in Criquetot-l’Esneval in 1803.

Geography

A small farming town situated in the Pays de Caux, some 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D139, D239 and D79 roads.

Population

Historical population of Criquetot-l'Esneval
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population1217125313861663197921492280
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 two 16th century manorhouses.
  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the eleventh century.

See also

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