Dénestanville
Commune in Normandy, France
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Dénestanville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
Dénestanville | |
|---|---|
 Location of Dénestanville | |
  Dénestanville Location within France  Dénestanville Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°48′42″N 1°05′51″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Luneray |
| Intercommunality | CC Terroir de Caux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Claude Pit[1] |
Area 1 | 2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 282 |
| • Density | 105/km2 (272/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76214 /76590 |
| Elevation | 45–118 m (148–387 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A farming village situated by the banks of the river Scie in the Pays de Caux, some 8 miles (13 km) south of Dieppe, at the junction of the D107 and the D3 roads.
History
Danestanvilla 1051, Donestanville 1088, Dunestanvilla 1142. Dunstan's farm, name of an Anglo-Saxon farmer who came from danelaw with the danes, probably in the 10th century, to settle in Normandy. Seat of the family de Dunstanville. See Reginald de Dunstanville.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 173 | — |
| 1975 | 172 | −0.08% |
| 1982 | 187 | +1.20% |
| 1990 | 251 | +3.75% |
| 1999 | 237 | −0.64% |
| 2007 | 201 | −2.04% |
| 2012 | 239 | +3.52% |
| 2017 | 266 | +2.16% |
| 2023 | 282 | +0.98% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- A château.
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
