Forges-les-Eaux
Forges-les-Eaux | |
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The town hall in Forges-les-Eaux | |
Coordinates: 49°36′48″N 1°32′44″E / 49.6133°N 1.5456°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Dieppe |
Canton | Gournay-en-Bray |
Intercommunality | CC 4 rivières |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–2026) | Christine Lesueur[1] |
Area 1 | 15.33 km2 (5.92 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 3,702 |
• Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76276 /76440 |
Elevation | 124–171 m (407–561 ft) (avg. 161 m or 528 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Forges-les-Eaux (French pronunciation: [fɔʁʒ le.z‿o]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Le Fossé was merged into Forges-les-Eaux.[3]
Geography
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History
Known as "De Forgis" in 1186, the first part of the name, Forges, is derived from the fact that it was an important centre for the mining and manufacturing of iron in Roman times.
The second part of its name comes from the therapeutic use of the thermal waters from the sixteenth century onwards.
A seigneur from Forges took part in the Battle of Hastings and another took part in the First Crusade.
During the
A large pottery factory was active from 1797 to the end of the nineteenth century.
The casino was first built in the nineteenth century but destroyed by fire in 1896. It was rebuilt and reopened in 1902.
1906 saw the first (in France) annual butter conventions.
The
The film "Poulet au vinaigre" (1985) by Claude Chabrol, with Stephane Audran (Released in the US as "Cop au Vin,") was filmed in Forges-les-Eaux.[Film credits]
Heraldry
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The arms of Forges-les-Eaux are blazoned : Gules, on a fess Or between 12 hammers fesswise argent, an anvil sable.
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Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,358 | — |
1975 | 3,588 | +0.95% |
1982 | 3,914 | +1.25% |
1990 | 3,735 | −0.58% |
1999 | 3,846 | +0.33% |
2007 | 3,978 | +0.42% |
2012 | 3,997 | +0.10% |
2017 | 3,805 | −0.98% |
Source: Population in geography as of January 2020, INSEE[6] |
Places of interest
- The nineteenth century church of St. Eloi.
- A seventeenth century Carmelite convent.
- A motte.
- The casino.
- The château de la Minière.
- Three museums.
- A 45 km paved bicycle path along a disused rail line to Dieppe
Notable people
- Jean Le Chapelier, politician, lived here.
Twin towns
Battice, Herve, in Belgium since 1960.
Heathfield, East Sussex, in England.
Wennigsen, Lower Saxony, in Germany since 1997.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 5 October 2015
- ^ Guitard, Eugène-Humbert (1953). "Paris, station thermale : Jacques-J. Cornu, Contribution à l'histoire de la pharmacie". Revue d'Histoire de la Pharmacie. 41 (136): 16–17.
- ^ Dortous de Mairan, Jean-Jacques (1742). "Éloge de Gilles-François Boulduc" (PDF). Histoire de l'Académie Royale des Sciences.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- Official Forges-les-Eaux website (in French)
- Commerce website of Forges-les-Eaux Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Site of the Office de Tourisme (in French)
- Station Verte of Forges-les-Eaux (in French)