Area 5.55 km² | Region Normandy Canton Valmont Population (2006) 996 Local time Saturday 2:04 AM | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind S at 23 km/h, 73% Humidity |
Valmont is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
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Map of 76540 Valmont, France
Geography
A farming village in the Pays de Caux, situated some 32 miles (51 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D10, D17, D28 and D69 roads. The village is surrounded by woodland. Just outside the village, at ‘’Le Vivier’’, is the source of the Valmont River.
History
The commune was created in 1822 and 1825 by the merger of four former parishes of Valmont, Saint-Ouen-au-Bosc, Rouxmesnil and Le Bec-au-Cauchois.
In 1169, the abbey of Notre-Dame-du-Pre was founded here by Nicolas of Estouteville. It was devastated during the Hundred Years War but was repaired and became a nunnery.
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People
References
Valmont, Seine-Maritime Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA