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Le Héron was a commune in France, located in the Seine-Maritime department within the Normandy region. It was situated in the arrondissement of Rouen and the arrondissement of Dieppe, and was associated with the canton of Gournay-en-Bray. The area covered 10.72 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 183 meters. Its postal code was 76780.
The commune bordered Boissay, La Chapelle-Saint-Ouen, Croisy-sur-Andelle, and Elbeuf-sur-Andelle. Its population was recorded as 260, consisting of 134 males and 118 females. Le Héron was dissolved on December 31, 2024, and replaced by Morville-le-Héron.
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It is catalogued under the topic Former communes of Seine-Maritime.
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Place details
- Locality
- Morville-le-Héron
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 252
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Normandy
- Department
- Seine-Maritime
- Arrondissement
- Dieppe
- Canton
- Gournay-en-Bray
- Commune
- Morville-le-Héron
- Area
- 10.72 km (4.14 sq mi)
- Density
- 23/km (60/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Elevation
- 62–183 m (203–600 ft) , (avg. 80 m or 260 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Héron
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Dieppe
- Population
- 250
- Area
- 10.72
- Elevation
- 132
- Shares border with
- Saint-Lucien
- Image
- Mairie-école du Héron.JPG
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- Commons category
- Le Héron
- postal code
- 76780
- associated electoral district
- canton of Gournay-en-Bray
- male population
- 134
- female population
- 118
- P8168
- Empress Meishō
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-35-23-60-15
- fax number
- +33-2-35-23-60-15
- replaced by
- Morville-le-Héron
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2024-12-31
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Encyclopedic overview
Le Héron ( French pronunciation: [lə eʁɔ̃], before 1962: Héron) is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. On 1 January 2025, it was merged into the new commune of Morville-le-Héron.
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