Le Fossé is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune of Forges-les-Eaux.[2]

Le Fossé
Location of Le Fossé
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Le Fossé is located in France
Le Fossé
Le Fossé
Le Fossé is located in Normandy
Le Fossé
Le Fossé
Coordinates: 49°36′34″N 1°34′23″E / 49.6094°N 1.5731°E / 49.6094; 1.5731
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonGournay-en-Bray
CommuneForges-les-Eaux
Area
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10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
490
 • Density48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
76440
Elevation138–227 m (453–745 ft)
(avg. 144 m or 472 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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A farming and forestry village situated by the banks of the Epte river in the Pays de Bray, some 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D9 and the D915 roads.

Population

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Historical population of Le Fossé
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population386384377303359382458
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

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  • The church of St.Pierre & St.Paul, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

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