Dancourt, Seine-Maritime

Dancourt
Coat of arms
Dancourt
Location within Normandy region  Dancourt
Coordinates: 49°53′38″N 1°32′47″E / 49.8939°N 1.5464°ECoordinates: 49°53′38″N 1°32′47″E / 49.8939°N 1.5464°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Blangy-sur-Bresle
Intercommunality	Blangy-sur-Bresle
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Luc Morel
Area^1	18.3 km^2 (7.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	243
• Density	13/km^2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	76211 / 76340
Elevation	74–209 m (243–686 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 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.

Dancourt is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated by the banks of the river Yères in the Pays de Bray, some 22 miles (35 km) east of Dieppe, at the junction of the D16 and the D214 roads.

Heraldry

The arms of Dancourt are blazoned : Azure, on a bend between 2 crescents argent, 3 torteaux (gules).

Population

Historical population of Dancourt, Seine-Maritime

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	284	307	276	307	266	264	243
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

• A fifteenth-century stone cross.
• The church of St.Aubin, dating from the eighteenth century.
• The chapel of Notre-Dame, at Béthencourt.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
• Seine-Maritime
• Normandy

References

• INSEE

External links

• Dancourt on the Quid website (French)