Fontaine-sous-Préaux

Fontaine-sous-Préaux
Fontaine-sous-Préaux
Location within Upper Normandy region Fontaine-sous-Préaux
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Darnétal
Intercommunality	CREA
Government
• Mayor	Francis Debrey
Area1	3.52 km2 (1.36 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	572
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76273 / 76160
Elevation	61–158 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Fontaine-sous-Préaux is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

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

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	174	186	263	304	474	464	572
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.Pierre,dating from the nineteenth century.

See also

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

References

• INSEE

External links

• Fontaine-sous-Préaux on the Quid website (French)