Gaillefontaine
Appearance
Gaillefontaine | |
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Coordinates: 49°39′16″N 1°37′01″E / 49.6544°N 1.6169°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Dieppe |
Canton | Gournay-en-Bray |
Intercommunality | CC 4 rivières |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Henry[1] |
Area 1 | 26.23 km2 (10.13 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,183 |
• Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76295 /76870 |
Elevation | 143–246 m (469–807 ft) (avg. 246 m or 807 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Gaillefontaine (French pronunciation: [ɡajfɔ̃tɛn]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A small town of
farming, forestry and light industry situated by the banks of the river Béthune in the Pays de Bray, some 36 miles (58 km) southeast of Dieppe
, at the junction of the D919, the D9 and the D135 roads.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,452 | — |
1975 | 1,503 | +0.49% |
1982 | 1,373 | −1.28% |
1990 | 1,446 | +0.65% |
1999 | 1,460 | +0.11% |
2007 | 1,386 | −0.65% |
2012 | 1,272 | −1.70% |
2017 | 1,225 | −0.75% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Places of interest
- The eleventh-century church of St.Jean-Baptiste at the hamlet of Noyers.
- The eleventh-century church of St.Maurice.
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.
- Some 17th-century remains of the abbey.
- The remains of the 11th-century castle.
- The château at Saint-Maurice
- The château de Gaillefontaine, dating from the nineteenth century.
- Several old houses, dating from the sixteenth century.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gaillefontaine.
- Official commune website (in French)