Cottévrard Explained

Cottévrard
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Rouen
Canton:	Neufchâtel-en-Bray
Insee:	76188
Postal Code:	76850
Mayor:	Fabrice Gamelin^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Coordinates:	49.6336°N 1.2231°W
Elevation M:	166
Elevation Min M:	133
Elevation Max M:	176
Area Km2:	7.88

Cottévrard (in French pronounced as /kɔtevʁaʁ/) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 31miles south of Dieppe, at the junction of the D15, D19 and the D26 roads. The A29 autoroute passes through the north of the commune.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Nicolas, dating from the twelfth century.
• The Château de Grosmesnil.
• A sixteenth-century house.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
• John Alcock, pilot of the first non-stop Atlantic flight in 1919; died following a crash at Cottévrard six months later

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.