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 The town hall in Grandcourt | |
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| Coordinates: 49°54′54″N 1°29′32″E / 49.915°N 1.4922°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Neufchâtel-en-Bray |
| Intercommunality | CC Londinières |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Arnaud de Chezelles[1] |
| Area 1 | 22.44 km2 (8.66 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2020)[2] | 317 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76320 /76660 |
| Elevation | 55–204 m (180–669 ft) (avg. 70 m or 230 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Grandcourt (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃kuʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A farming and forestry village which was created from five former parishes at the time of the French Revolution. It is situated by the banks of the Yères river, adjacent to the forest of Eu, in the Pays de Bray, some 20 miles (32 km) east of Dieppe and at the junction of the D14, the D16 and the D149 roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 528 | — |
| 1975 | 488 | −1.12% |
| 1982 | 419 | −2.15% |
| 1990 | 337 | −2.69% |
| 1999 | 331 | −0.20% |
| 2007 | 349 | +0.66% |
| 2012 | 363 | +0.79% |
| 2017 | 341 | −1.24% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the eleventh century.
- The church of St. Wandrille, dating from the nineteenth century.
- Vestiges of an eleventh-century castle motte
- Grandcourt War Cemetery, containing 58 Second World War burials[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Cemetery Details | CWGC".
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