Quevillon (pronounced [kəvijɔ̃]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
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| Coordinates: 49°25′12″N 0°57′15″E / 49.42°N 0.9542°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Barentin |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Petit[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.23 km2 (4.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 590 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76513 /76840 |
| Elevation | 2–118 m (6.6–387.1 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
editA forestry and farming village situated in a meander of the river Seine, some 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Rouen at the junction of the D67 and the D267 roads.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 329 | — |
| 1975 | 436 | +4.10% |
| 1982 | 506 | +2.15% |
| 1990 | 523 | +0.41% |
| 1999 | 533 | +0.21% |
| 2007 | 613 | +1.76% |
| 2012 | 596 | −0.56% |
| 2017 | 598 | +0.07% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The chapel of Saint-Jean, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The seventeenth century Château de La Rivière-Bourdet, with the chapel of Saint-Clotilde and a dovecote.
- A stone cross in the cemetery, erected in 1600.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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