Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville | |
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 The village and abbey | |
Location of Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville  | |
  Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville  Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville | |
| Coordinates: 49°26′39″N 0°57′46″E / 49.4442°N 0.9628°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Barentin |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Chauvin[1] |
| Area 1 | 12.91 km2 (4.98 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,541 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76614 /76840 |
| Elevation | 2–134 m (6.6–439.6 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editA residential village situated by the banks of the river Seine, some 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Rouen at the junction of the D67, D267 and the D982 roads.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 970 | — |
| 1975 | 1,191 | +2.98% |
| 1982 | 1,389 | +2.22% |
| 1990 | 1,551 | +1.39% |
| 1999 | 1,504 | −0.34% |
| 2007 | 1,446 | −0.49% |
| 2012 | 1,460 | +0.19% |
| 2017 | 1,521 | +0.82% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
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- The abbey church of St. Georges, dating from the twelfth century.
- twelfth century vestiges of the abbey (cloisters and halls etc.)
- Ancient wood-framed houses.
- Manoir de l'Aumônerie, the thirteenth century Templars manorhouse at Genetay.
- Ruins of the old castle of Genetay.
- The sixteenth century chapel of St. Gorgon.
People
edit- Jean-Pierre Aumer, ballet choreographer, died here in 1833
- Louis Fabulet, translator of the works of Rudyard Kipling lived here.
- The marriage of musician David Hallyday and model Estelle Lefébure took place here in 1989
- Jean Lecanuet, politician, is buried in the abbey
Twin towns
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See also
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edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Bibliography
edit- Gilbert Fromager, Le Canton de Duclair à l'aube du XXe siècle, Duclair, 1986 ISBN 2-9501653-0-3
- Gilbert Fromager, Le Canton de Duclair 1925-1950, Duclair, 1993 ISBN 2-9501653-1-1
- Le Patrimoine des communes de la Seine-Maritime, tome 1, éditions Flohic, 1997 ISBN 2-84234-017-5
External links
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