Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Fauville (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t maʁɡəʁit syʁ fovil], lit. 'Sainte-Marguerite on Fauville') is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime département in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Terres-de-Caux.[2]
Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Fauville | |
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Part of Terres-de-Caux | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Fauville  | |
  Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Fauville  Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Fauville | |
| Coordinates: 49°40′12″N 0°36′12″E / 49.67°N 0.6033°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Le Havre |
| Canton | Saint-Valery-en-Caux |
| Commune | Terres-de-Caux |
| Area 1 | 3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 280 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 76640 |
| Elevation | 114–139 m (374–456 ft) (avg. 130 m or 430 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Inhabitants are called Sainte-Margueritais (male) or Sainte-Margueritaises (female).[3]
Geography
editA small farming village, in the Pays de Caux, situated 27 miles (43 km) northeast of Le Havre, to the north of the junction of the D109 and D50 roads.
Coat of arms
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The arms of Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Fauville are blazoned : Gules, a chevronnel argent above 2 lions rampant guardant Or, and on a base azure 2 fesses wavy sable, over which a fish argent.[citation needed]
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Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1962 | 199 | — |
| 1968 | 165 | −3.07% |
| 1975 | 225 | +4.53% |
| 1982 | 194 | −2.10% |
| 1990 | 246 | +3.01% |
| 1999 | 264 | +0.79% |
| Source: EHESS[4] | ||
Places of interest
edit- A sandstone cross.
- The church of St.Marguerite, dating from the seventeenth century.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 12 September 2016 (in French)
- ^ Commune de Sainte Marguerite sur Fauville (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Fauville, EHESS (in French).
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