Le Tilleul, Seine-Maritime

Le Tilleul (French pronunciation: [lə tijœl]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Le Tilleul
The beach near Etretat
The beach near Etretat
Coat of arms of Le Tilleul
Location of Le Tilleul
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Le Tilleul is located in France
Le Tilleul
Le Tilleul
Le Tilleul is located in Normandy
Le Tilleul
Le Tilleul
Coordinates: 49°40′59″N 0°12′23″E / 49.6831°N 0.2064°E / 49.6831; 0.2064
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementLe Havre
CantonOcteville-sur-Mer
IntercommunalityLe Havre Seine Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Raphaël Lesueur[1]
Area
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6.27 km2 (2.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
676
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76693 /76790
Elevation0–114 m (0–374 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 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 village in the Pays de Caux, some 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D111 and D940.

Heraldry

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Arms of Le Tilleul
The arms of Le Tilleul are blazoned :
Paly Or and azure, on a chief gules a linden flower slipped and leaved between 2 seagulls respectant Or.   Canting arms ('Linden' is tilleul in French).



Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 518—    
1975 453−1.90%
1982 525+2.13%
1990 564+0.90%
1999 582+0.35%
2007 681+1.98%
2012 699+0.52%
2017 695−0.11%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • The eighteenth-century chateau of Fréfossé.
  • The cliffs and beach, which in 2007, provided the backdrop for some scenes in the film La Disparue de Deauville, starring Sophie Marceau.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE