Radepont (French pronunciation: [ʁadpɔ̃]) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy, northern France.
Radepont | |
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 The church in Radepont | |
Location of Radepont  | |
  Radepont  Radepont | |
| Coordinates: 49°21′07″N 1°19′45″E / 49.3519°N 1.3292°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Eure |
| Arrondissement | Les Andelys |
| Canton | Romilly-sur-Andelle |
| Intercommunality | Lyons Andelle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Minier[1] |
| Area 1 | 15.81 km2 (6.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 649 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27487 /27380 |
| Elevation | 18–156 m (59–512 ft) (avg. 33 m or 108 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is located 22 km south east of Rouen, on the river Andelle.
History
editRadepont's monuments include the chateau de Radepont[3] and the ruined Cistercian abbey of Notre-Dame de Fontaine-Guerard[4]
The abbey was founded in 1185 by Robert III de Beaumont.[5] In the 12th century Radepont passed from the ownership of the Abbey of Les Préaux to Robert du Plessis. In 1194, Richard the Lion Heart had a castle built on this land.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 739 | — |
| 1975 | 691 | −0.95% |
| 1982 | 647 | −0.94% |
| 1990 | 737 | +1.64% |
| 1999 | 710 | −0.41% |
| 2007 | 760 | +0.85% |
| 2012 | 684 | −2.09% |
| 2017 | 657 | −0.80% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Radepont.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "chateau de radepont, normandy, France". Flickr. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ fr:Abbaye Notre-Dame de Fontaine-Guérard
- ^ fr:Radepont
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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