Héronchelles

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Luc Poyen^[1]Area6.71 km² (2.59 sq mi)Population146 • Density22/km² (56/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation95–177 m (312–581 ft)
(avg. 113 m or 371 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Héronchelles (French pronunciation: [eʁɔ̃ʃɛl]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A very small farming village, source of the tiny river Héronchelles, situated some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D46, D261 and the D290 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	88	—
1975	102	+2.13%
1982	91	−1.62%
1990	102	+1.44%
1999	89	−1.50%
2007	110	+2.68%
2009	122	+5.31%
2012	126	+1.08%
2014	131	+1.96%
2017	139	+2.00%
2020	147	+1.88%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Geneviève and St. Nicolas, dating from the seventeenth century.
• Ruins of a feudal castle.
• A sixteenth-century chateau.
• A dovecote.
• A manor.

Leisure facilities

• A large picnic area.
• A playground.
• Petanque.
• A village hall.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

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