Gaillefontaine (French pronunciation: ​[ɡajfɔ̃tɛn]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Gaillefontaine
Commune
The chateau in Gaillefontaine
Location of Gaillefontaine
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Coordinates: 49°39′16″N 1°37′01″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Gournay-en-Bray
Intercommunality	CC 4 rivières
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Henry[1]
Area 1	26.23 km2 (10.13 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	1,224
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76295 /76870
Elevation	143–246 m (469–807 ft) (avg. 246 m or 807 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, forestry and light industry situated by the banks of the river Béthune in the Pays de Bray, some 36 miles (58 km) southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D919, the D9 and the D135 roads.

Population

Places of interest

• The eleventh-century church of St.Jean-Baptiste at the hamlet of Noyers.
• The eleventh-century church of St.Maurice.
• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.
• Some 17th-century remains of the abbey.
• The remains of the 11th-century castle.
• The château at Saint-Maurice
• The château de Gaillefontaine, dating from the nineteenth century.
• Several old houses, dating from the sixteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gaillefontaine.

• Official commune website (in French)

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