Fongueusemare

Fongueusemare
Commune
The town hall in Fongueusemare
Coat of arms
Location of Fongueusemare
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Coordinates: 49°40′45″N 0°18′22″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Octeville-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	Le Havre Seine Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Valérie Petit[1]
Area ^1	11.85 km^2 (4.58 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	179
• Density	15/km^2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76268 /76280
Elevation	37–136 m (121–446 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fongueusemare (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃ɡøzmaʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A small farming and woodland village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D72 and the D79 roads.

Heraldry

Arms of Fongueusemare

The arms of Fongueusemare are blazoned : Azure, two abbot's croziers in saltire, between a garb and 3 gables (from tithing barns) Or

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	162	—
1975	156	−0.54%
1982	160	+0.36%
1990	170	+0.76%
1999	170	+0.00%
2007	189	+1.33%
2012	185	−0.43%
2017	189	+0.43%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The chapel of Sainte-Thérèse, built in 1927.

In fiction and popular culture

Much of the action in André Gide's book Strait Is the Gate is set in the home of the Bucolin family at Fongueusemare.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

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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