Grémonville
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The church in Grémonville | |
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| Coordinates: 49°40′17″N 0°49′39″E / 49.6714°N 0.8275°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Yvetot |
| Intercommunality | CC Plateau de Caux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Beuzelin[1] |
Area 1 | 8.27 km2 (3.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 447 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76325 /76970 |
| Elevation | 133–167 m (436–548 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. | |
Grémonville (French pronunciation: [ɡʁemɔ̃vil]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village situated some 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Rouen, at the junction of the D20, D55 and the D253 roads. The A29 autoroute passes through the southern section of the commune's territory.
Heraldry
| The arms of Grémonville are blazoned : Azure, on a chevron argent between 2 leopard heads affronty and a cock, a fleur-de-lys between 2 spur rowels gules.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 333 | — |
| 1975 | 346 | +0.55% |
| 1982 | 401 | +2.13% |
| 1990 | 452 | +1.51% |
| 1999 | 393 | −1.54% |
| 2007 | 388 | −0.16% |
| 2012 | 416 | +1.40% |
| 2017 | 433 | +0.80% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of Sts.Pierre and Paul, dating from the eighteenth century.
- A seventeenth-century château in Louis XIII style.
- A chapel, built on the site of the old priory.
Notable people
- Micheline Ostermeyer, (1922–2001), a track and field athlete and pianist, spent her last years here.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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