Déville-lès-Rouen
Déville-lès-Rouen (French pronunciation: [devil lɛ ʁwɑ̃], literally Déville near Rouen) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department of the Normandy region in north-western France.
Déville-lès-Rouen | |
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 The Cailly river in Déville-les-Rouen | |
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Location of Déville-lès-Rouen  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°28′12″N 1°03′00″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Mont-Saint-Aignan |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Gambier[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi) |
| Population | 10,654 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76216 /76250 |
| Elevation | 4–135 m (13–443 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A suburban light industrial town situated by the banks of the Cailly, some 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D 66 and the D 6015 roads.
Heraldry
Arms of Déville-lès-Rouen |
The arms of Déville-lès-Rouen are blazoned : Azure, a Norman manor argent masoned sable overall a crozier Or, over that (and above the manor) a lamb reguardant haloed argent, and a base wavy azure [waves], and on a chief gules, a toothed wheel Or between 2 pairs of shuttles each pair in saltire argent.
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Population
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Places of interest
- The church of St.Pierre, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The ruins of a Rouen bishop's manor house dating from the thirteenth century.
- A sixteenth-century stone cross.
Notable people
- Pierre Bérégovoy (1925–1993), politician, was born here.
- Tony Parker, basketball player, went to school here at Sainte-Marie college.
- Alfred Louis Delattre (1850–1932), archeologist, was born here.
Twin towns
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Déville-lès-Rouen, EHESS. (in French)
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- Independent website of Déville-lès-Rouen (in French)
- Official website (in French)
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