Héronchelles

Héronchelles is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Héronchelles
Commune
Location of Héronchelles
Héronchelles Héronchelles
Coordinates: 49°31′50″N 1°23′02″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Le Mesnil-Esnard
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Poyen[1]
Area ^1	6.71 km^2 (2.59 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	139
• Density	21/km^2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76359 /76750
Elevation	95–177 m (312–581 ft) (avg. 113 m or 371 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A very small farming village, source of the tiny river Héronchelles, situated some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D46, D261 and the D290 roads.

Population

Historical population of Héronchelles

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2013
Population	68	88	102	91	102	89	107	131
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 church of St. Geneviève and St. Nicolas, dating from the seventeenth century.
• Ruins of a feudal castle.
• A sixteenth-century chateau.
• A dovecote.
• A manor.

Leisure facilities

• A large picnic area.
• A playground.
• Petanque.
• A village hall.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

1. Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• Official Heronchelles's Website (in French)