| Les Grandes-Ventes | |
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| Commune | |
.jpg) The church in Les Grandes-Ventes | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location of Les Grandes-Ventes | |
  Les Grandes-VentesShow map of France Les Grandes-VentesShow map of Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°47′12″N 1°13′38″E / 49.7867°N 1.2272°E / 49.7867; 1.2272 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Neufchâtel-en-Bray |
| Intercommunality | CC Bray-Eawy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Bertrand |
| Area | 24.76 km (9.56 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,733 |
| • Density | 70/km (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76321 /76950 |
| Elevation | 70–203 m (230–666 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Les Grandes-Ventes (French pronunciation: [le ɡʁɑ̃d vɑ̃t]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A large village of farming, forestry and associated light industry situated in the Pays de Bray, some 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D77, the D915 and the D22 roads.
Heraldry
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The arms of Les Grandes-Ventes are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Azure, on a bend argent between 2 spur rowels Or, 5 lozengees gules bendwise; 2&3: Argent, 2 fesses gules.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,381 | — |
| 1975 | 1,373 | −0.08% |
| 1982 | 1,496 | +1.23% |
| 1990 | 1,729 | +1.83% |
| 1999 | 1,814 | +0.53% |
| 2007 | 1,836 | +0.15% |
| 2012 | 1,748 | −0.98% |
| 2017 | 1,821 | +0.82% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Places of interest
- The château de La Heuze.
- Vestiges of the priory of St-Marguerite, now a farm.
- The chapel de La Haye-le-Comte, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
Twin towns
Osterwieck, in Germany.
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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