Tôtes
Encyclopedia
Tôtes is a commune
in the Seine-Maritime
department in the Haute-Normandie
region in northern France
. It is famous for being the first home of Charles and Emma Bovary in Gustave Flaubert
's Madame Bovary
.
, some 19 miles (30.6 km) south of Dieppe
at the junction of the D927 and the D929 roads, formerly route nationale 27
and route nationale 29
. Prior to the construction of the autoroute system
, it was a strategically important crossroads.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre...
department in the Haute-Normandie
Haute-Normandie
Upper Normandy is one of the 27 regions of France. It was created in 1984 from two départements: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continues to provoke controversy, and some continue to call for reuniting the two regions...
region in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is famous for being the first home of Charles and Emma Bovary in Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert was a French writer who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. He is known especially for his first published novel, Madame Bovary , and for his scrupulous devotion to his art and style.-Early life and education:Flaubert was born on December 12, 1821, in Rouen,...
's Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary is Gustave Flaubert's first published novel and is considered his masterpiece. The story focuses on a doctor's wife, Emma Bovary, who has adulterous affairs and lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life...
.
Geography
A farming village situated in the Pays de CauxPays de Caux
The Pays de Caux is an area in Normandy occupying the greater part of the French département of Seine Maritime in Haute-Normandie. It is a chalk plateau to the north of the Seine Estuary and extending to the cliffs on the English Channel coast - its coastline is known as the Côte d'Albâtre...
, some 19 miles (30.6 km) south of Dieppe
Dieppe, Seine-Maritime
Dieppe is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in France. In 1999, the population of the whole Dieppe urban area was 81,419.A port on the English Channel, famous for its scallops, and with a regular ferry service from the Gare Maritime to Newhaven in England, Dieppe also has a popular pebbled...
at the junction of the D927 and the D929 roads, formerly route nationale 27
Route nationale 27
The Route nationale 27 is a highway in Normandy, north west France. It connects the city of Rouen to the port of Dieppe.-Route:The road starts with a junction on the Route de Dieppe in the village of Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville north west of Rouen city centre. The road heads north through...
and route nationale 29
Route nationale 29
The Route nationale 29 is a highway in Normandy and Picardy, north west France. It connects the city port of Le Havre with Amiens, Saint-Quentin and the Belgium frontier. Most of the route has been superseded by the A29 autoroute.-Route:...
. Prior to the construction of the autoroute system
Autoroutes of France
The Autoroute system in France consists largely of toll roads, except around large cities and in parts of the north. It is a network of worth of motorways. Autoroute destinations are shown in blue, while destinations reached through a combination of autoroutes are shown with an added autoroute logo...
, it was a strategically important crossroads.
Heraldry
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 826 | 819 | 848 | 956 | 1059 | 1084 | 1296 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The nineteenth century chateauChâteauA château is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally—and still most frequently—in French-speaking regions...
. - The Auberge du cygne, an inn and staging post of the 15th century.
People
- Guy de MaupassantGuy de MaupassantHenri René Albert Guy de Maupassant was a popular 19th-century French writer, considered one of the fathers of the modern short story and one of the form's finest exponents....
and Gustave FlaubertGustave FlaubertGustave Flaubert was a French writer who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. He is known especially for his first published novel, Madame Bovary , and for his scrupulous devotion to his art and style.-Early life and education:Flaubert was born on December 12, 1821, in Rouen,...
, French writers, stayed regularly at the inn.
See also
- The Auberge du Cygnes
- Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
- Seine-MaritimeSeine-MaritimeSeine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre...
- NormandyNormandyNormandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...