Eslettes Explained

Eslettes
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Rouen
Canton:	Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville
Insee:	76245
Postal Code:	76710
Mayor:	Roland Gueville^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Coordinates:	49.5469°N 1.0533°W
Elevation M:	160
Elevation Min M:	44
Elevation Max M:	167
Area Km2:	5.12

Eslettes 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 Cailly in the Pays de Caux, some 16miles northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D251, D44 and the D297 roads. The A151 autoroute pass through the territory of the commune.

Toponymy

Mentioned in a Latinized version : Esletis ab. 1040.^[2] Old Norse sletta "flat land" with an Old English plural -s. Same origin as Sleights (Yorkshire), and without -s, Sletten (Denmark).^[3]

Places of interest

• The modern church of Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc (Joan of Arc), dating from the twentieth century. Built between 1920 (canonization year of Joan of Arc) and 1925.
• Two châteaux, de la Ratière and Galais.
• The eighteenth-century château des Alleurs.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. François de Beaurepaire, Les noms des communes et anciennes paroisss de la Seine-Maritime, éditions Picard. p. 73.
3. Beaurepaire.