Le Tilleul (French pronunciation: [lə tijœl]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Le Tilleul | |
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 The beach near Etretat | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Le Tilleul  | |
  Le Tilleul  Le Tilleul | |
| Coordinates: 49°40′59″N 0°12′23″E / 49.6831°N 0.2064°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Le Havre |
| Canton | Octeville-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | Le Havre Seine Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Raphaël Lesueur[1] |
Area 1 | 6.27 km2 (2.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 676 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76693 /76790 |
| Elevation | 0–114 m (0–374 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editA farming village in the Pays de Caux, some 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D111 and D940.
Heraldry
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The arms of Le Tilleul are blazoned : Paly Or and azure, on a chief gules a linden flower slipped and leaved between 2 seagulls respectant Or.  Canting arms ('Linden' is tilleul in French).
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Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 518 | — |
| 1975 | 453 | −1.90% |
| 1982 | 525 | +2.13% |
| 1990 | 564 | +0.90% |
| 1999 | 582 | +0.35% |
| 2007 | 681 | +1.98% |
| 2012 | 699 | +0.52% |
| 2017 | 695 | −0.11% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The church of St. Martin, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The eighteenth-century chateau of Fréfossé.
- The cliffs and beach, which in 2007, provided the backdrop for some scenes in the film La Disparue de Deauville, starring Sophie Marceau.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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