Mont-Cauvaire
The dovecote of the Domaine du Fossé
The dovecote of the Domaine du Fossé
Coat of arms of Mont-Cauvaire
Location of Mont-Cauvaire
Mont-Cauvaire is located in France
Mont-Cauvaire
Mont-Cauvaire
Mont-Cauvaire is located in Normandy
Mont-Cauvaire
Mont-Cauvaire
Coordinates: 49°34′18″N 1°06′38″E / 49.5717°N 1.1106°E / 49.5717; 1.1106
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonBois-Guillaume
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Stéphanie Lambard[1]
Area
1
9.02 km2 (3.48 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
862
  Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76443 /76690
Elevation65–176 m (213–577 ft)
(avg. 175 m or 574 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Mont-Cauvaire (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ kovɛʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village, situated along the banks of the river Cailly in the Pays de Caux, some 10 miles (16 km) north of Rouen on the D3 road.

Heraldry

Arms of Mont-Cauvaire
Arms of Mont-Cauvaire
The arms of Mont-Cauvaire are blazoned :
Gules, 2 fesses wavy abased, with a triple-peaked mount argent over them, in chief a leopard Or armed sable, langued gules, holding a latin cross bendwise sable.



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968451    
1975471+0.62%
1982557+2.42%
1990603+1.00%
1999566−0.70%
2007611+0.96%
2012627+0.52%
2017741+3.40%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • A sixteenth century sandstone cross.
  • The seventeenth century Château du Rombosc, with its chapel, and parkland.
  • The Château du Fossé, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The eighteenth century Pavillon de La Tourelle and its parkland.
  • Two dovecotes and a communal oven.

See also

References

  1. Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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