Mont-Cauvaire

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Stéphanie Lambard^[1]Area9.02 km² (3.48 sq mi)Population862 • Density96/km² (250/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation65–176 m (213–577 ft)
(avg. 175 m or 574 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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%
Source: INSEE[3]

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

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References