Dénestanville

Dénestanville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Dénestanville
Commune
Location of Dénestanville
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Coordinates: 49°48′42″N 1°05′51″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Luneray
Intercommunality	CC Terroir de Caux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Pit[1]
Area 1	2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	283
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76214 /76590
Elevation	45–118 m (148–387 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village situated by the banks of the river Scie in the Pays de Caux, some 8 miles (13 km) south of Dieppe, at the junction of the D107 and the D3 roads.

History

Danestanvilla 1051, Donestanville 1088, Dunestanvilla 1142. Dunstan's farm, name of an Anglo-Saxon farmer who came from danelaw with the danes, probably in the 10th century, to settle in Normandy. Seat of the family de Dunstanville. See Reginald de Dunstanville.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	173	—
1975	172	−0.08%
1982	187	+1.20%
1990	251	+3.75%
1999	237	−0.64%
2007	201	−2.04%
2012	239	+3.52%
2017	266	+2.16%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• A château.
• The church of St.Martin, dating from the twelfth century.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department