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Dénestanville
Administration Country France Region Upper Normandy Department Seine-Maritime Arrondissement Dieppe Canton Longueville-sur-Scie Intercommunality Varenne et Scie Mayor André Prieur Statistics Elevation 45–118 m (148–387 ft)
(avg. 53 m/174 ft)Land area1 2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi) Population2 208 (2006) - Density 77 /km2 (200 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 76214/ 76590 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. Coordinates: 49°48′42″N 1°05′51″E / 49.8116666667°N 1.0975°E
Dénestanville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
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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
Historical population of Dénestanville 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 146 173 172 187 251 237 208 From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. Places of interest
- A chateau.
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
See also
References
External links
- Dénestanville on the Quid website (French)
Categories:- Communes of Seine-Maritime
- Dieppe geography stubs
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