- La Frénaye
French commune
name= La Frénaye
region=Haute-Normandie
department=Seine-Maritime
arrondissement=Le Havre
canton= Lillebonne
insee=76281
cp=76170
maire= Dominique Annetta
mandat=
intercomm=Communauté de communes Caux-Vallée de Seine
longitude=0.574722222222
latitude=49.5280555556
alt moy=130 m
alt mini=30 m
alt maxi=148 m
hectares=1002
km²=10,02
sans=1837
date-sans=2008
dens=182|La Frénaye is a commune in the
Seine-Maritime "département" of theHaute-Normandie region of northernFrance .Geography
A village of
forestry andfarming in thePays de Caux , some convert|20|mi|km east ofLe Havre , at the junction of the D484 and D982 roads.Histoire
The village is located on an old Roman road which runs from "Juliobona" (
Lillebonne ) to "Rotomagus" (Rouen ). Another Roman road linking "Breviodurum" (Brionne ) to "Mediolanum" (Évreux ), also crosses La Frenaye’s borders.
The name comes from the Latin fracsinus, meaning ‘’place of the ash trees’’.
TheGallo-Roman period is often mentioned in the history of the region, many relics having been found in excavations and having discovered the foundations of two military camps protecting the Roman roads. A farm still operates to this day, bearing the name of ‘’Lionnière’’, supposedly used to keep the lions and other wild animals during the celebrations organized in theamphitheatre at Lillebonne.
The 1st August 1914 saw the mobilization of 60 men of the village. 30 were killed and five were missing by the end ofWorld War I . In 1939, soldiers were again mobilised. In 1940 the exodus of Frenaysiens reached its peak, with rumours of German atrocities. During this period many Frenaysien soldiers were imprisoned in Germany or were requisitioned for compulsory labour. On August 30th 1944, the Germans left La Frenaye.Population
Places of interest
* The church of St. Jacques, dating from the 16th century.
* Thechateau de Freneuse.
* An ancientmanorhouse .Twinned with
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South Wonston inHampshire ,England .See also
*
Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
*Seine-Maritime
*Normandy External links
* [http://www.ville-la-frenaye.fr/ Official website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=16470&req=La+Frénaye La Frénaye on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on October 4th 2008."
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