Gouy, Seine-Maritime

Gouy
The entrance to the Gouy Cave
Location of Gouy
Gouy
Gouy
Coordinates: 49°21′19″N 1°08′54″E / 49.3553°N 1.1483°E / 49.3553; 1.1483
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonDarnétal
IntercommunalityMétropole Rouen Normandie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Pierre Breugnot[1]
Area
1
4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
893
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76313 /76520
Elevation2–133 m (6.6–436.4 ft)
(avg. 76 m or 249 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming village situated by the banks of the river Seine, some 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of the centre of Rouen, at the junction of the D6015 and the D91 roads.

Heraldry

The arms of Gouy are blazoned :
Per fess argent and azure, 2 keys in saltire sable and 3 baguettes palewise 2 & 1 Or.



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 348—    
1975 446+3.61%
1982 468+0.69%
1990 644+4.07%
1999 794+2.35%
2007 819+0.39%
2012 798−0.52%
2017 869+1.72%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Pierre and Paul, dating from the twelfth century.
  • Prehistoric finds in caves and graves by the Seine.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  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
  4. ^ Base Mérimée: Grotte préhistorique, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)