Gerville
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Gerville | ||
Location within Normandy region Gerville | ||
Coordinates: 49°41′48″N 0°19′49″E / 49.6967°N 0.3303°ECoordinates: 49°41′48″N 0°19′49″E / 49.6967°N 0.3303°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Normandy | |
Department | Seine-Maritime | |
Arrondissement | Le Havre | |
Canton | Fécamp | |
Area1 | 3.01 km2 (1.16 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 417 | |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 76300 / 76790 | |
Elevation |
90–125 m (295–410 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Gerville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D79 and D11 roads.
The commune comprises 6 hamlets or place-names: La Mare Chanseuse, Le Bihorel, La Hêtrée, Le Parlement, Le Beau Soleil and Vue-du-Coquet
Heraldry
The arms of Gerville are blazoned : Argent, on a bend azure between 2 phrygian caps gules, 3 mullets (of 6) voided Or. |
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 235 | 272 | 235 | 250 | 351 | 381 | 417 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Places of interest
- The church of St.Michel, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The remains of a 19th-century chateau, destroyed by fire in 1944.
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gerville. |
- Gerville on the Quid website (French)
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