Gerponville

Gerponville
Commune

Coat of arms
Gerponville
Location within Normandy region
Gerponville
Coordinates: 49°45′10″N 0°33′55″E / 49.7528°N 0.5653°E / 49.7528; 0.5653Coordinates: 49°45′10″N 0°33′55″E / 49.7528°N 0.5653°E / 49.7528; 0.5653
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Le Havre
Canton Fécamp
Intercommunality CA Fécamp Caux Littoral
Area1 4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 329
 • Density 67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76299 /76540
Elevation 75–132 m (246–433 ft)
(avg. 102 m or 335 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.

Gerponville 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 28 miles (45 km) northeast of Le Havre, near the junction of the D5 and D10 roads.

Heraldry

 The arms of Gerponville are blazoned :
Or, a bend gules fretty argent, between a lion and a cock contourny, and on a chief azure, a cross potent Or between 2 banknotes argent.

Population

Historical population of Gerponville
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population325337334308330300329
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 Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The remains of an old manorhouse.

See also

References


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