Dancourt, Seine-Maritime

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Luc Morel^[1]Area18.3 km² (7.1 sq mi)Population233 • Density13/km² (33/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation74–209 m (243–686 ft)
(avg. 90 m or 300 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming village situated by the banks of the river Yères in the Pays de Bray, some 22 miles (35 km) east of Dieppe, at the junction of the D16 and the D214 roads.

Heraldry

The arms of Dancourt are blazoned : Azure, on a bend between 2 crescents argent, 3 torteaux (gules).

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	307	—
1975	276	−1.51%
1982	307	+1.53%
1990	266	−1.78%
1999	264	−0.08%
2007	236	−1.39%
2012	229	−0.60%
2017	229	+0.00%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• A fifteenth-century stone cross.
• The church of St. Aubin, dating from the eighteenth century.
• The chapel of Notre-Dame, at Béthencourt.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References