Froberville

Froberville
Commune
The chateau in Froberville

Coat of arms
Froberville
Location within Normandy region
Froberville
Coordinates: 49°43′21″N 0°19′56″E / 49.7225°N 0.3322°E / 49.7225; 0.3322Coordinates: 49°43′21″N 0°19′56″E / 49.7225°N 0.3322°E / 49.7225; 0.3322
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Le Havre
Canton Fécamp
Intercommunality CA Fécamp Caux Littoral
Area1 5.88 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,061
 • Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76291 /76400
Elevation 56–112 m (184–367 ft)
(avg. 91 m or 299 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.

Froberville 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 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D940 and D279 roads.

Heraldry

 The arms of Froberville are blazoned :
Azure, a chevron argent between 2 leopard's heads affronty (erased) and a chess rook Or.

Population

Historical population of Froberville
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population2943584596197328101061
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 church of St.Hélène, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The Château d'Hainneville
  • The fourteenth century chapel of St.Eloi.

See also

References


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