Fontenay, Seine-Maritime

Commune in Normandy, France

Coat of arms

Location of Fontenay

(2020–2026) Marie-Catherine Grzelczyk^[1]Area

5.61 km² (2.17 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,743 • Density310/km² (800/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

76275 /76290

Elevation25–106 m (82–348 ft)
(avg. 69 m or 226 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fontenay (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tnɛ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime département in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 9 miles (14 km) north of Le Havre, on the D111 road.

Heraldry

The arms of Fontenay are blazoned :
Quarternly 1&4: Argent, a two-level fountain azure; 2&3: Azure, 2 fesses Or; overall on a bend sinister gules, 3 bezants (Or).

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	324	—
1975	427	+4.02%
1982	1,022	+13.28%
1990	1,123	+1.18%
1999	1,143	+0.20%
2007	1,037	−1.21%
2012	1,035	−0.04%
2017	1,240	+3.68%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Places of interest

The church of St.Michel, dating from the eleventh century.
The sixteenth century château du Tôt.
The Clinarderie manorhouse.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE