Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine

Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine
Commune
The church in Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine
Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine
Location within Normandy region
Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine
Coordinates: 49°32′39″N 1°10′50″E / 49.5442°N 1.1806°E / 49.5442; 1.1806Coordinates: 49°32′39″N 1°10′50″E / 49.5442°N 1.1806°E / 49.5442; 1.1806
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Rouen
Canton Bois-Guillaume
Government
 • Mayor (2008 - 2014) René Normand (PR)
Area1 9.09 km2 (3.51 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 863
 • Density 95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76580 /76690
Elevation 95–174 m (312–571 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 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.

Saint-Georges-sur-Fontaine is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A village of farming and forestry situated in the Pays de Caux, some 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Rouen at the junction of the D53 and the D87 roads.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
368472590596675761863
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Georges, with vaulted ceilings dating from the sixteenth century.
  • Two manorhouses, at the hamlets of Le Varat and Coquereaumont.
  • A seventeenth century chapel.

See also

References


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