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Fontaine-le-Dun

Coordinates: 49°48′50″N 0°51′03″E / 49.8139°N 0.8508°E / 49.8139; 0.8508
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Fontaine-le-Dun
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The centre of Fontaine-le-Dun
Coat of arms of Fontaine-le-Dun
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Fontaine-le-Dun is located in France
Fontaine-le-Dun
Fontaine-le-Dun
Fontaine-le-Dun is located in Normandy
Fontaine-le-Dun
Fontaine-le-Dun
Coordinates: 49°48′50″N 0°51′03″E / 49.8139°N 0.8508°E / 49.8139; 0.8508
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonSaint-Valery-en-Caux
IntercommunalityCC Côte d'Albâtre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Etienne[1]
Area
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5.35 km2 (2.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
885
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76272 /76740
Elevation44–100 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 (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn dœ̃]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

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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.

Heraldry

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Arms of Fontaine-le-Dun
Arms of Fontaine-le-Dun
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.



Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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]

Places of interest

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  • The eleventh-century church of Notre-Dame
  • A sixteenth-century stone cross
  • A manorhouse dating from the seventeenth century

Notable people

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Pierre Giffard, journalist, was born here in 1853.

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
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