Varneville-Bretteville
Varneville-Bretteville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
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Coordinates: 49°39′10″N 1°02′46″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Dieppe |
Canton | Luneray |
Intercommunality | CC Terroir de Caux |
Government | |
• Mayor | François Roger |
Area 1 | 9.22 km2 (3.56 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 324 |
• Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76721 /76890 |
Elevation | 135–176 m (443–577 ft) (avg. 163 m or 535 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 forestry and farming commune situated in the Pays de Caux, some 23 miles (37 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D927, the D2 and the A151 autoroute.
Heraldry
The arms of the commune of Varneville-Bretteville are blazoned : Gules, a lion, and in chief 2 griffon's heads Or. |
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 251 | 267 | 236 | 254 | 289 | 292 | 300 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Places of interest
- The church of St. Vincent and St. Médard, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The nineteenth-century chateau of Bel-Event
- Remains of a Roman camp called ‘Le Bouteillerie’.
- Vestiges of an ancient castle.
- Old manorhouses, a presbytery and a dovecote.
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References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Varneville-Bretteville. |
- Varneville-Bretteville on the Quid website (in French)
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