La Bouille (French pronunciation: [la buj]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

La Bouille
A general view of La Bouille
A general view of La Bouille
Coat of arms of La Bouille
Location of La Bouille
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La Bouille is located in France
La Bouille
La Bouille
La Bouille is located in Normandy
La Bouille
La Bouille
Coordinates: 49°21′04″N 0°55′55″E / 49.351°N 0.932°E / 49.351; 0.932
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonElbeuf
IntercommunalityMétropole Rouen Normandie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Meng[1]
Area
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1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
710
 • Density560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76131 /76530
Elevation2–133 m (6.6–436.4 ft)
(avg. 5 m or 16 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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A small village (in area) surrounded by woodland situated south of a meander of the river Seine, some 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Rouen, at the junction of the D 64, D 132 and the D 675 roads. A ferry service crosses the river to Sahurs.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 959—    
1800 802−2.52%
1806 877+1.50%
1821 1,182+2.01%
1831 1,171−0.09%
1836 796−7.43%
1841 772−0.61%
1846 741−0.82%
1851 745+0.11%
1856 667−2.19%
1861 652−0.45%
1866 625−0.84%
1872 602−0.62%
1876 556−1.97%
1881 562+0.21%
1886 565+0.11%
1891 544−0.75%
1896 536−0.30%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 515−0.80%
1906 519+0.15%
1911 502−0.66%
1921 435−1.42%
1926 466+1.39%
1931 444−0.96%
1936 497+2.28%
1946 611+2.09%
1954 618+0.14%
1962 661+0.84%
1968 611−1.30%
1975 661+1.13%
1982 550−2.59%
1990 862+5.78%
1999 791−0.95%
2007 805+0.22%
2012 793−0.30%
2017 753−1.03%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Notable people

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Places of interest

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La Bouille and the ferry
 
The ferry dock at La Bouille
  • The church of Sainte-Madeleine, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • A sixteenth century salt warehouse.
  • Several lesser buildings dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The Château Albert Lambert.
  • The seventeenth-century château de l'Ermitage

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Bouille, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE