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Country
  
France

Department
  
Seine-Maritime

Canton
  
Criquetot-l'Esneval

Local time
  
Tuesday 3:30 AM

Region
  
Normandy

Arrondissement
  
Le Havre

Area
  
11.85 km²

Fongueusemare

Intercommunality
  
Canton of Criquetot-l'Esneval

Weather
  
6°C, Wind SW at 10 km/h, 93% Humidity

Fongueusemare is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Contents

Map of Fongueusemare, France

Geography

A small farming and woodland village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D72 and the D79 roads.

Literature

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

Places of interest

  • The chapel of Sainte-Thérèse, built in 1927.
  • References

    Fongueusemare Wikipedia