Criquebeuf-en-Caux

Criquebeuf-en-Caux
Criquebeuf-en-Caux
Location within Upper Normandy region Criquebeuf-en-Caux
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Fécamp
Area1	2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	405
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76194 / 76111
Elevation	5–102 m (16–335 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Criquebeuf-en-Caux is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D211 and D940 roads. The commune’s cliffs face out towards the English Channel.

Heraldry

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The arms of Criquebeuf-en-Caux are blazoned : Azure, a chevron argent between 2 mallets and a peacock in his pride Or.

Population

Historical population of Criquebeuf-en-Caux

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	144	170	197	275	417	403	405
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The remains of the motte of a feudal castle.
• The church of St.Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Criquebeuf-en-Caux on the Quid website (French)