Mont-Cauvaire
Mont-Cauvaire (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ kovɛʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
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![]() The dovecote of the Domaine du Fossé | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Mont-Cauvaire | |
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Coordinates: 49°34′18″N 1°06′38″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rouen |
Canton | Bois-Guillaume |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphanie Lambard[1] |
Area 1 | 9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi) |
Population | 851 |
• Density | 94/km2 (240/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76443 /76690 |
Elevation | 65–176 m (213–577 ft) (avg. 175 m or 574 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 farming village, situated along the banks of the river Cailly in the Pays de Caux, some 10 miles (16 km) north of Rouen on the D3 road.
Heraldry
![]() Arms of Mont-Cauvaire |
The arms of Mont-Cauvaire are blazoned : Gules, 2 fesses wavy abased, with a triple-peaked mount argent over them, in chief a leopard Or armed sable, langued gules, holding a latin cross bendwise sable.
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Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 451 | — |
1975 | 471 | +0.62% |
1982 | 557 | +2.42% |
1990 | 603 | +1.00% |
1999 | 566 | −0.70% |
2007 | 611 | +0.96% |
2012 | 627 | +0.52% |
2017 | 741 | +3.40% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
- A sixteenth century sandstone cross.
- The seventeenth century Château du Rombosc, with its chapel, and parkland.
- The Château du Fossé, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The eighteenth century Pavillon de La Tourelle and its parkland.
- Two dovecotes and a communal oven.
References
- Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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