Fontaine-le-Dun
Commune in Normandy, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fontaine-le-Dun (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn lə dœ̃]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Fontaine-le-Dun | |
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.jpg) The centre of Fontaine-le-Dun | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Fontaine-le-Dun  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°48′50″N 0°51′03″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Saint-Valery-en-Caux |
| Intercommunality | CC Côte d'Albâtre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Etienne[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.35 km2 (2.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 885 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76272 /76740 |
| Elevation | 44–100 m (144–328 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fontaine-le-Dun is a small farming town, with associated light industry, situated by the banks of the river Dun in the Pays de Caux, some 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Dieppe, at the junction of the D142 and the D79 roads.
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The arms of Fontaine-le-Dun are blazoned : Azure, a sword between 2 crescents argent above both a lance head Or, and on a chief gules, a cross argent.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 607 | — |
| 1975 | 641 | +0.78% |
| 1982 | 796 | +3.14% |
| 1990 | 962 | +2.40% |
| 1999 | 978 | +0.18% |
| 2007 | 947 | −0.40% |
| 2012 | 838 | −2.42% |
| 2017 | 903 | +1.51% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
- The eleventh-century church of Notre-Dame
- A sixteenth-century stone cross
- A manorhouse dating from the seventeenth century
Pierre Giffard, journalist, was born here in 1853.
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