Ourville-en-Caux

Ourville-en-Caux is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Ourville-en-Caux
Commune
The church in Ourville-en-Caux
Coat of arms
Location of Ourville-en-Caux
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Coordinates: 49°43′47″N 0°36′23″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Saint-Valery-en-Caux
Intercommunality	CC Côte d'Albâtre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jerôme Douillet
Area ^1	9.86 km^2 (3.81 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,146
• Density	120/km^2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76490 /76450
Elevation	55–135 m (180–443 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 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 farming village with a little light industry, in the Pays de Caux, situated some 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D5, D50, D28 and D75.

Heraldry

Arms of Ourville-en-Caux

The arms of Ourville-en-Caux are blazoned : Quarterly: 1st, Vert a cow's head caboshed Argent; 2nd, Argent a dexter forearm in pale bearing a torch all Azure, 3rd, Argent a flax flower Azure; 4th Vert a sheep's head caboshed Argent.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	693	—
1975	756	+1.25%
1982	896	+2.46%
1990	933	+0.51%
1999	1,041	+1.22%
2007	1,104	+0.74%
2012	1,084	−0.36%
2017	1,146	+1.12%
Source: INSEE[2]

Places of interest

• The church, dating from the nineteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE