Quincampoix
Commune in Normandy, France
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Quincampoix (French pronunciation: [kɛ̃kɑ̃pwa]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
Quincampoix | |
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The town hall in Quincampoix | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Quincampoix | |
  Quincampoix Location within France  Quincampoix Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°31′31″N 1°11′07″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Bois-Guillaume |
| Intercommunality | Inter-Caux-Vexin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Éric Herbet[1] |
Area 1 | 20.34 km2 (7.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,103 |
| • Density | 152.6/km2 (395.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76517 /76230 |
| Elevation | 80–180 m (260–590 ft) (avg. 166 m or 545 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Heraldry
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The arms of Quincampoix are blazoned : Per fess 1: Or, a chestnut tree vert issuant from the line of division and 2: Azure, a chevron between a mullet and a toothed wheel and, in saltire, a pitchfork and an ax Or. (created 1977)
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Population
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Places of interest
- The church of St. Marguerite, dating from the nineteenth century.
- A sixteenth-century stone cross in the cemetery.
People
- It is the burial place of Jacques Anquetil (1934–1987) a road racing cyclist.
