La Houssaye-Béranger

La Houssaye-Béranger
Commune

Coat of arms
La Houssaye-Béranger
Location within Normandy region
La Houssaye-Béranger
Coordinates: 49°37′54″N 1°05′11″E / 49.6317°N 1.0864°E / 49.6317; 1.0864Coordinates: 49°37′54″N 1°05′11″E / 49.6317°N 1.0864°E / 49.6317; 1.0864
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Rouen
Canton Bois-Guillaume
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean Vasseur
Area1 8.06 km2 (3.11 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 533
 • Density 66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76369 /76690
Elevation 116–179 m (381–587 ft)
(avg. 169 m or 554 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.

La Houssaye-Béranger is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A forestry and farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 16 miles (26 km) north of Rouen, at the junction of the D2, D90 and the D97 roads.

Heraldry

 The arms of La Houssaye-Béranger are blazoned :
Azure, a chevron argent between 2 anchors and a cow passant Or, a chief per pale 1 Gules, a mitre Or, and 2 paly Or and gules.

Population

Historical population of La Houssaye-Béranger
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population252264260360427498533
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. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

References

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