Gerponville

Gerponville
Coat of arms
Gerponville
Location within Normandy region  Gerponville
Coordinates: 49°45′10″N 0°33′55″E / 49.7528°N 0.5653°ECoordinates: 49°45′10″N 0°33′55″E / 49.7528°N 0.5653°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Valmont
Intercommunality	Canton of Valmont
Area^1	4.91 km^2 (1.90 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	329
• Density	67/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	76299 / 76540
Elevation	75–132 m (246–433 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.

Gerponville 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 28 miles (45 km) northeast of Le Havre, near the junction of the D5 and D10 roads.

Heraldry

The arms of Gerponville are blazoned : Or, a bend gules fretty argent, between a lion and a cock contourny, and on a chief azure, a cross potent Or between 2 banknotes argent.

Population

Historical population of Gerponville

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	325	337	334	308	330	300	329
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 church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
• The remains of an old manorhouse.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Gerponville on the Quid website (French)