Gaillefontaine

Gaillefontaine
Commune
The chateau in Gaillefontaine
Gaillefontaine
Location within Normandy region
Gaillefontaine
Coordinates: 49°39′16″N 1°37′01″E / 49.6544°N 1.6169°E / 49.6544; 1.6169Coordinates: 49°39′16″N 1°37′01″E / 49.6544°N 1.6169°E / 49.6544; 1.6169
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Gournay-en-Bray
Intercommunality CC 4 rivières
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Dany Guesdon
Area1 26.23 km2 (10.13 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,417
 • Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76295 /76870
Elevation 143–246 m (469–807 ft)
(avg. 246 m or 807 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.

Gaillefontaine is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A small town of farming, forestry and light industry situated by the banks of the river Béthune in the Pays de Bray, some 36 miles (58 km) southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D919, the D9 and the D135 roads.

Population

Historical population of Gaillefontaine
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population1232145215031373144614601417
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 eleventh-century church of St.Jean-Baptiste at the hamlet of Noyers.
  • The eleventh-century church of St.Maurice.
  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • Some 17th-century remains of the abbey.
  • The remains of the 11th-century castle.
  • The château at Saint-Maurice
  • The château de Gaillefontaine, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • Several old houses, dating from the sixteenth century.

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