Fesques

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Fesques
Fesques (France)
Fesques
region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Community association Bray-Eawy
Coordinates 49 ° 47 '  N , 1 ° 29'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 47 '  N , 1 ° 29'  E
height 97-223 m
surface 8.8 km 2
Residents 119 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 14 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 76270
INSEE code 76262

Bog in Fesques

Fesques is a French municipality with 119 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Seine-Maritime in the region Normandy . It belongs to the Arrondissement Dieppe and the canton of Neufchâtel-en-Bray and is part of the Bray-Eawy municipal association . Until its dissolution on December 31, 2016, Ménonval belonged to the municipal association Pays Neufchâtelois .

geography

Fesques is a farming village on the banks of the Eaulne in the Pays de Bray natural area . It is 34 kilometers southeast of Dieppe . The A 28 autoroute runs through the municipality.

Neighboring communities

Bailleul-Neuville Clais Callengeville
Aubermesnil-aux-Érables
Baillolet compass Vatierville
Lucy Ménonval Saint-Germain-sur-Eaulne

etymology

Fesques is derived from the Latin fiscus in the sense of a " state treasure ", but developed over time as a term for a royal property and later a church property.

history

The sanctuary of the Celts in Mont du Val aux Moines was built on an area in the 3rd century and 2nd century BC. Chr. There were coins , buckles , pins and rings from the time of the Roman Empire discovered.

Population development

The population is known from censuses since 1793. The population up to 2005 is published on the website of the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales .

year Population
1962 195
1968 175
1975 150
1982 142
1990 147
1999 127
2006 129
2015 124

Attractions

  • Saint-Martin church from the 12th century, enlarged in the 16th century with the construction of a choir
  • Protected bog , managed by the Conservatoire d'espaces naturels du Nord et du Pas-de-Calais
  • former home of the Countess von Biencourt .

  • Mairie and school in Fesques

  • War memorial (First World War)

  • school

  • Saint Martin Church

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fesques. Le nombre d'habitants. In: cassini.ehess.fr. École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales , p. 2 , accessed on July 14, 2018 (French).
  2. ↑ Populations légales 2006. Commune de Fesques (76262). In: insee.fr. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, p. 2 , accessed on July 14, 2018 (French).
  3. ↑ Populations légales 2015. Commune de Fesques (76262). In: insee.fr. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, p. 2 , accessed on July 14, 2018 (French).

Web links

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