Épretot

Commune in Normandy, France

Coat of arms

Location of Épretot

(2020–2026) André Chalard^[1]Area

6.84 km² (2.64 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

783 • Density110/km² (300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

76239 /76430

Elevation63–121 m (207–397 ft)
(avg. 115 m or 377 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Épretot (French pronunciation: [epʁəto]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village in the Pays de Caux, situated some 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D31 and C3 roads. Junction 6 of the A29 autoroute with the D31 road is within the commune's boundary.

Heraldry

The arms of Épretot are blazoned :
Quarterly argent and gules, a tree vert and boot sable, overall on a bend sinister a bell gules tongued azure between 2 angennes (roses) azure. (Note: this angenne is very rose-like, not the highly stylized cinqfoil.)

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	293	—
1975	342	+2.23%
1982	361	+0.78%
1990	503	+4.23%
1999	644	+2.78%
2007	732	+1.61%
2012	721	−0.30%
2017	735	+0.39%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Places of interest

The church of St. Pierre, dating from the twelfth century.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE