Eslettes is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Eslettes
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Location of Eslettes
Eslettes is located in France
Eslettes
Eslettes
Eslettes is located in Normandy
Eslettes
Eslettes
Coordinates: 49°32′49″N 1°03′12″E / 49.5469°N 1.0533°E / 49.5469; 1.0533
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonNotre-Dame-de-Bondeville
Government
  Mayor (202632) Roland Gueville[1]
Area
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5.12 km2 (1.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
1,620
  Density316/km2 (819/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76245 /76710
Elevation44–167 m (144–548 ft)
(avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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A farming village situated by the banks of the Cailly in the Pays de Caux, some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D251, D44 and the D297 roads. The A151 autoroute pass through the territory of the commune.

Toponymy

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Mentioned in a Latinized version : Esletis ab. 1040.[3] Old Norse sletta "flat land" with an Old English plural -s. Same origin as Sleights (Yorkshire), and without -s, Sletten (Denmark).[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 513    
1975 665+3.78%
1982 935+4.99%
1990 1,383+5.01%
1999 1,396+0.10%
2007 1,507+0.96%
2012 1,469−0.51%
2017 1,567+1.30%
2023 1,620+0.56%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

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  • The modern church of Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc (Joan of Arc), dating from the twentieth century. Built between 1920 (canonization year of Joan of Arc) and 1925.
  • Two châteaux, de la Ratière and Galais.
  • The eighteenth-century château des Alleurs.

See also

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References

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  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 François de Beaurepaire, Les noms des communes et anciennes paroisss de la Seine-Maritime, éditions Picard. p. 73.
  4. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE