Héronchelles

Héronchelles
Commune
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
Area 1	6.71 km2 (2.59 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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Héronchelles (French pronunciation: ​[eʁɔ̃ʃɛl]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

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

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	88	—
1975	102	+2.13%
1982	91	−1.62%
1990	102	+1.44%
1999	89	−1.50%
2007	110	+2.68%
2012	126	+2.75%
2017	139	+1.98%
Source: INSEE

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

External links

• Official Heronchelles's Website (in French)