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Fécamp () is a commune in the northwestern French department of Seine-Maritime.

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Fécamp is a commune in France, situated in the Seine-Maritime department within the Normandy region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Fécamp and shares borders with Colleville, Épreville, Ganzeville, and Saint-Léonard. The town has an area of 15.07 square kilometers and a population of 19,381, of which 8,496 are male. Its head of government is Frédérique Bredin.

The municipality is twinned with Mouscron, The Vale of Glamorgan, and Herstal. It operates under the Europe/Paris timezone and has a postal code of 76400. Elevation data varies by source, with figures ranging from 125 meters to 17 meters above sea level.

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Place details

Locality
Fécamp
Region
Normandie
Country
France
Population
22,003
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

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PM2.5
6.6 µg/m³
PM10
10.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Fécamp
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
0 Fécamp - Quai et Bd Bérigny - Église St-Etienne (1).JPG
French commune.intercommunality
CA Fécamp Caux Littoral
French commune.elevation m
14
French commune.elevation min m
0
French commune.elevation max m
125
French commune.area km2
15.07
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason Fécamp.svg
French commune.caption
The port and the city
French commune.arrondissement
Le Havre
French commune.canton
Fécamp
French commune.INSEE
76259
French commune.postal code
76400
French commune.mayor
David Roussel
French commune.term
2022–2026

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Encyclopedic overview

21 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Origin of the name
  • Pre-history
  • Roman times
  • Middle Ages
  • The Abbey
  • More from the Middle Ages
  • Modern era
  • Heraldry
  • Population
  • Education
  • Civil architecture
  • Church architecture
  • Museums
  • Sites
  • People associated with Fécamp
  • Twin towns - sister cities
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Fécamp () is a commune in the northwestern French department of Seine-Maritime.

==Geography== Fécamp is situated in the valley of the river Valmont, at the heart of the Pays de Caux, on the Alabaster Coast. It is around northeast of Le Havre, and around northwest of Rouen.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fécamp” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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