Eslettes
| Eslettes | |
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  Eslettes | |
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Location within Normandy region  Eslettes | |
| Coordinates: 49°32′49″N 1°03′12″E / 49.5469°N 1.0533°ECoordinates: 49°32′49″N 1°03′12″E / 49.5469°N 1.0533°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Clères |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michel Tieursin |
| Area1 | 5.12 km2 (1.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,514 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76245 / 76710 |
| Elevation |
44–167 m (144–548 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
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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. | |
Eslettes is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village situated by the banks of the Cailly River 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.[1]
Old Norse sletta "flat land" with an Old English plural -s.
Same place-name as Sleights (Yorkshire), and without -s, Sletten (Denmark).[2]
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 501 | 513 | 665 | 935 | 1383 | 1396 | 1514 |
| 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 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
External links
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- Eslettes on the Quid website (French)
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