Saint-Antoine-la-Forêt

Saint-Antoine-la-Forêt (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿ɑ̃twan la fɔʁɛ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Saint-Antoine-la-Forêt
The town hall in Saint-Antoine-la-Forêt
The town hall in Saint-Antoine-la-Forêt
Coat of arms of Saint-Antoine-la-Forêt
Location of Saint-Antoine-la-Forêt
Saint-Antoine-la-Forêt is located in France
Saint-Antoine-la-Forêt
Saint-Antoine-la-Forêt
Saint-Antoine-la-Forêt is located in Normandy
Saint-Antoine-la-Forêt
Saint-Antoine-la-Forêt
Coordinates: 49°32′17″N 0°28′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementLe Havre
CantonBolbec
IntercommunalityCaux Seine Agglo
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Thierry Debray[1]
Area
1
6.44 km2 (2.49 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
1,093
  Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76556 /76170
Elevation10–137 m (33–449 ft)
(avg. 135 m or 443 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 in the Pays de Caux, situated some 18 miles (29 km) east of Le Havre, at the junction of the D34 and D17 roads, in the valley of the Bolbec river.

Heraldry

Arms of Saint-Antoine-la-Forêt
Arms of Saint-Antoine-la-Forêt
The arms of Saint-Antoine-la-Forêt are blazoned :
Or, on a fess indented azure between 2 angennes and a cross moline gules, a demi-lion issuant from the base of the fess argent.[3]

The coat of arms of the commune was officially adopted in 2000



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968515    
1975530+0.41%
1982749+5.06%
1990902+2.35%
1999935+0.40%
2007992+0.74%
20121,032+0.79%
20171,079+0.89%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Antoine, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The manorhouse at Les Côtières.

See also

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 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. (Note: this angenne is very rose-like, not the highly stylized cinqfoil.)
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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