Tôtes

Tôtes is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Tôtes
The town hall in Tôtes
Coat of arms
Location of Tôtes
Tôtes
Tôtes
Coordinates: 49°40′46″N 1°02′52″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonLuneray
IntercommunalityCC Terroir de Caux
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Jean-Yves Billoré
Area
1
7.61 km2 (2.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,559
  Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76700 /76890
Elevation138–172 m (453–564 ft)
(avg. 158 m or 518 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming small market town situated in the Pays de Caux, some 19 miles (31 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D 927 and the D 929 roads, formerly route nationale 27 and route nationale 29. Prior to the construction of the autoroute system, it was a strategically important crossroads.

Heraldry

Arms of Tôtes
The arms of Tôtes are blazoned :
Per pale 1: Gules, 3 geese argent and 2: per fess Or and azure, 3 hammers reversed gules and 3 crosslets argent; overall an inescutcheon Or, on a chief azure, 3 mullets of 5 Or.

Population

Population history
196219681975198219901999200620082011
82681984895610591084128513301457
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The nineteenth century château.
  • The Auberge du Cygne, an inn and staging post of the 15th century.

People

Twin towns

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernard Monnereau". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2017.


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