Les Grandes-Ventes

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Nicolas Bertrand^[1]Area24.76 km² (9.56 sq mi)Population1,746 • Density71/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation70–203 m (230–666 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Grandes-Ventes is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A large village of farming, forestry and associated light industry situated in the Pays de Bray, some 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D77, the D915 and the D22 roads.

Heraldry

The arms of Les Grandes-Ventes are blazoned : Quarterly 1&4: Azure, on a bend argent between 2 spur rowels Or, 5 lozengees gules bendwise; 2&3: Argent, 2 fesses gules.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,381	—
1975	1,373	−0.08%
1982	1,496	+1.23%
1990	1,729	+1.83%
1999	1,814	+0.53%
2007	1,836	+0.15%
2012	1,748	−0.98%
2017	1,821	+0.82%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The château de La Heuze.
• Vestiges of the priory of St-Marguerite, now a farm.
• The chapel de La Haye-le-Comte, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.

Twin towns

• Osterwieck, in Germany.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

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