Eslettes | |
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Location of Eslettes | |
  Eslettes  Eslettes | |
| Coordinates: 49°32′49″N 1°03′12″E / 49.5469°N 1.0533°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Roland Gueville[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.12 km2 (1.98 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,641 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76245 /76710 |
| Elevation | 44–167 m (144–548 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Eslettes is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village situated by the banks of the Cailly in the Pays de Caux, some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D251, D44 and the D297 roads. The A151 autoroute pass through the territory of the commune.
Toponymy
Mentioned in a Latinized version : Esletis ab. 1040.[3] Old Norse sletta "flat land" with an Old English plural -s. Same origin as Sleights (Yorkshire), and without -s, Sletten (Denmark).[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 513 | — |
| 1975 | 665 | +3.78% |
| 1982 | 935 | +4.99% |
| 1990 | 1,383 | +5.01% |
| 1999 | 1,396 | +0.10% |
| 2007 | 1,507 | +0.96% |
| 2012 | 1,469 | −0.51% |
| 2017 | 1,567 | +1.30% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Places of interest
- The modern church of Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc (Joan of Arc), dating from the twentieth century. Built between 1920 (canonization year of Joan of Arc) and 1925.
- Two châteaux, de la Ratière and Galais.
- The eighteenth-century château des Alleurs.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ François de Beaurepaire, Les noms des communes et anciennes paroisss de la Seine-Maritime, éditions Picard. p. 73.
- ↑ Beaurepaire.
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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