Fongueusemare
Commune
The town hall in Fongueusemare
Coat of arms
Location of Fongueusemare
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Coordinates: 49°40′45″N 0°18′22″E / 49.6792°N 0.3061°E / 49.6792; 0.3061
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Octeville-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	Le Havre Seine Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Valérie Petit[1]
Area 1	11.85 km2 (4.58 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2021)[2]	179
• Density	15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76268 /76280
Elevation	37–136 m (121–446 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.

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

Heraldry

The arms of Fongueusemare are blazoned : Azure, two abbot's croziers in saltire, between a garb and 3 gables (from tithing barns) Or

Population

Places of interest

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

In fiction and popular culture

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