Varneville-Bretteville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Varneville-Bretteville | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Varneville-Bretteville  | |
  Varneville-Bretteville  Varneville-Bretteville | |
| Coordinates: 49°39′10″N 1°02′46″E / 49.6528°N 1.0461°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Luneray |
| Intercommunality | CC Terroir de Caux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Roger[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.22 km2 (3.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 326 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (92/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 edit
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 edit
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The arms of the commune of Varneville-Bretteville are blazoned : Gules, a lion, and in chief 2 griffon's heads Or.
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Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 267 | — |
| 1975 | 236 | −1.75% |
| 1982 | 254 | +1.06% |
| 1990 | 289 | +1.63% |
| 1999 | 292 | +0.11% |
| 2007 | 295 | +0.13% |
| 2012 | 305 | +0.67% |
| 2017 | 324 | +1.22% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest edit
- 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.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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