Fongueusemare Explained

Fongueusemare
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville Fr Fougueusemare (Seine-Maritime).svg
Arrondissement:Le Havre
Canton:Octeville-sur-Mer
Insee:76268
Postal Code:76280
Mayor:Valérie Petit[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Le Havre Seine Métropole
Coordinates:49.6792°N 0.3061°W
Elevation M:115
Elevation Min M:37
Elevation Max M:136
Area Km2:11.85

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

Geography

A small farming and woodland village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 16miles northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D72 and the D79 roads.

Places of interest

In fiction and popular culture

Much of the action in André Gide's book Strait Is the Gate is set in the home of the Bucolin family at Fongueusemare.

See also

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.