Mont-Cauvaire (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ kovɛʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village, situated along the banks of the river Cailly in the Pays de Caux, some 10 miles (16 km) north of Rouen on the D3 road.
Heraldry
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The arms of Mont-Cauvaire are blazoned : Gules, 2 fesses wavy abased, with a triple-peaked mount argent over them, in chief a leopard Or armed sable, langued gules, holding a latin cross bendwise sable.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 451 | — |
| 1975 | 471 | +0.62% |
| 1982 | 557 | +2.42% |
| 1990 | 603 | +1.00% |
| 1999 | 566 | −0.70% |
| 2007 | 611 | +0.96% |
| 2012 | 627 | +0.52% |
| 2017 | 741 | +3.40% |
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Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
- A sixteenth century sandstone cross.
- The seventeenth century Château du Rombosc, with its chapel, and parkland.
- The Château du Fossé, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The eighteenth century Pavillon de La Tourelle and its parkland.
- Two dovecotes and a communal oven.
See also
References
- ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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