Les Grandes-Ventes

Les Grandes-Ventes is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Les Grandes-Ventes
Commune
The church in Les Grandes-Ventes
The church in Les Grandes-Ventes
Coat of arms of Les Grandes-Ventes
Coat of arms
Location of Les Grandes-Ventes
Les Grandes-Ventes is located in France
Les Grandes-Ventes
Les Grandes-Ventes
Les Grandes-Ventes is located in Normandy
Les Grandes-Ventes
Les Grandes-Ventes
Coordinates: 49°47′12″N 1°13′38″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonNeufchâtel-en-Bray
IntercommunalityCC Bray-Eawy
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nicolas Bertrand[1]
Area
1
24.76 km2 (9.56 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
1,764
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76321 /76950
Elevation70–203 m (230–666 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A large village of farming, forestry and associated light industry situated in the Pays de Bray, some 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D77, the D915 and the D22 roads.

Heraldry
Arms of Les Grandes-Ventes
Arms of Les Grandes-Ventes
 The arms of Les Grandes-Ventes are blazoned :
Quarterly 1&4: Azure, on a bend argent between 2 spur rowels Or, 5 lozengees gules bendwise; 2&3: Argent, 2 fesses gules.



Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,381—    
1975 1,373−0.08%
1982 1,496+1.23%
1990 1,729+1.83%
1999 1,814+0.53%
2007 1,836+0.15%
2012 1,748−0.98%
2017 1,821+0.82%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest
  • The château de La Heuze.
  • Vestiges of the priory of St-Marguerite, now a farm.
  • The chapel de La Haye-le-Comte, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.

Twin towns

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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