Fontaine-sous-Préaux

Fontaine-sous-Préaux (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn su pʁeo]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Fontaine-sous-Préaux
The town hall in Fontaine-sous-Préaux
Location of Fontaine-sous-Préaux
Fontaine-sous-Préaux
Fontaine-sous-Préaux
Coordinates: 49°29′07″N 1°10′08″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonDarnétal
IntercommunalityMétropole Rouen Normandie
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Francis Debrey
Area
1
3.52 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
541
  Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76273 /76160
Elevation61–158 m (200–518 ft)
(avg. 80 m or 260 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 village of forestry and farming situated just 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of the centre of Rouen, at the junction of the D47 and the D91 roads.

Population

Historical population of Fontaine-sous-Préaux
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population174186263304474464572
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Pierre, dating from the nineteenth century.

See also

References


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