Veauville-lès-Baons
| Veauville-lès-Baons | |
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  Veauville-lès-Baons | |
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Location within Normandy region  Veauville-lès-Baons | |
| Coordinates: 49°39′14″N 0°46′03″E / 49.6539°N 0.7675°ECoordinates: 49°39′14″N 0°46′03″E / 49.6539°N 0.7675°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Yvetot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Pierre Cornu |
| Area1 | 7.96 km2 (3.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 671 |
| • Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76729 / 76190 |
| Elevation |
118–152 m (387–499 ft) (avg. 145 m or 476 ft) |
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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. | |
Veauville-lès-Baons 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 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Rouen at the junction of the C5 with the D37 road. The A29 autoroute passes through the commune’s borders.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 301 | 327 | 528 | 672 | 725 | 717 | 671 |
| 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 St. Austreberthe, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The chapel of St. Gilles, dating from the fifteenth century.
- A sixteenth-century stone cross at the crossroads.
- A 30-foot high granite cross, erected in 1874.
See also
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