Bennetot (French pronunciation: [bɛnto]) is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Terres-de-Caux.[2]

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Coat of arms of Bennetot
Location of Bennetot
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Bennetot is located in France
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Bennetot is located in Normandy
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Coordinates: 49°40′19″N 0°33′11″E / 49.6719°N 0.5531°E / 49.6719; 0.5531
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementLe Havre
CantonSaint-Valery-en-Caux
CommuneTerres-de-Caux
Area
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4.58 km2 (1.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
183
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
76640
Elevation97–131 m (318–430 ft)
(avg. 121 m or 397 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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A small farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D926 and the D217.

Heraldry

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Arms of Bennetot
The arms of Bennetot are blazoned :
Per bend sinister, 1: Or, an abbot's crozier gules, and to sinister a maltese cross sable; 2: vert, 2 leopards Or



Population

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Historical population of Bennetot
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population14314810511397127171
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

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  • The church of St. André, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • A sixteenth century manorhouse

Notable people

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See also

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References

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