Gainneville

Gainneville
The church in Gainneville
Location of Gainneville
Gainneville
Gainneville
Coordinates: 49°31′07″N 0°15′08″E / 49.5186°N 0.2522°E / 49.5186; 0.2522
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementLe Havre
CantonLe Havre-3
IntercommunalityLe Havre Seine Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Martial Galopin[1]
Area
1
4.65 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
2,529
 • Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76296 /76700
Elevation25–107 m (82–351 ft)
(avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Gainneville is a small farming town situated in the Pays de Caux, 7 miles (11 km) east of Le Havre, at the junction of the D6015 (ex-N15) and D111 roads.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,070—    
1975 1,154+1.09%
1982 1,589+4.68%
1990 2,219+4.26%
1999 2,370+0.73%
2007 2,612+1.22%
2012 2,676+0.49%
2017 2,582−0.71%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.

Notable people

The professionnel footballers, Anthony Le Tallec and his brother Damien Le Tallec, are originally from Gainneville.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE