Fauville-en-Caux is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Terres-de-Caux.[2]

Fauville-en-Caux
Part of Terres-de-Caux
Coat of arms
Location of Fauville-en-Caux
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Coordinates: 49°39′15″N 0°35′32″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Saint-Valery-en-Caux
Commune	Terres-de-Caux
Area 1	8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	2,319
• Density	290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	76640
Elevation	109–141 m (358–463 ft) (avg. 124 m or 407 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A small town of farming and associated light industry situated in the Pays de Caux, some 29 miles (47 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D926, D50, and the D149 roads.

Heraldry

The arms of Fauville-en-Caux are blazoned : Per pale gules and argent, issuant from a heart argent, the head and neck of a cock azure and tail gules. (the heart forms a stylized body for the rooster)

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St.Jean, dating from the thirteenth century.

Notable people

• Marius Grout (1903-1946), was a French writer[3]

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

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