Valmont, Seine-Maritime

For the battle which took place near here in 1416, see Battle of Valmont.

Valmont
Commune
Valmont Abbey
Coat of arms
Location of Valmont
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Coordinates: 49°44′38″N 0°30′52″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Fécamp
Intercommunality	CA Fécamp Caux Littoral
Area 1	5.55 km2 (2.14 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	867
• Density	160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76719 /76540
Elevation	35–123 m (115–404 ft) (avg. 37 m or 121 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Valmont 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 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.

Population

Historical population of Valmont, Seine-Maritime

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	801	818	868	860	875	1010	996
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The ruins of Notre-Dame abbey, dating from the twelfth century.
• The church of St. Nicolas.
• The chateau of Estouteville, dating from the eleventh century with a donjon and a large public park.

People

• The naturalist Georges Cuvier was a tutor and secretary from 1791 to 1794 at Fiquainville chateau.
• Eugène Delacroix, artist, spent some time at Valmont. Here he painted the Ruines de l'abbaye de Valmont, which nowadays hangs in the Louvre.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

External links

• Video website of Valmont (in French)