Fongueusemare
Commune in Normandy, France
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Fongueusemare (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃ɡøzmaʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
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The town hall in Fongueusemare | |
.svg) 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 km2 (4.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 175 |
| • Density | 14.8/km2 (38.2/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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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
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The arms of Fongueusemare are blazoned : Azure, two abbot's croziers in saltire, between a garb and 3 gables (from tithing barns) Or
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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.
