Arques-la-Bataille

Arques-la-Bataille (French pronunciation: [aʁk la bataj]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Arques-la-Bataille
Château d'Arques-la-Bataille
Location of Arques-la-Bataille
Arques-la-Bataille
Arques-la-Bataille
Coordinates: 49°52′54″N 1°07′37″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonDieppe-2
IntercommunalityCA Région Dieppoise
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Maryline Fournier
Area
1
14.69 km2 (5.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
2,480
  Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76026 /76880
Elevation2–129 m (6.6–423.2 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The zoologist Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777–1850) was born in Arques.

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