La Londe (French pronunciation: [la lɔ̃d]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. It was first mentioned in historical records in 1170.
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of La Londe  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°18′22″N 0°57′11″E / 49.306°N 0.953°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Elbeuf |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Jaouen[1] |
| Area 1 | 30.98 km2 (11.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,362 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76391 /76500 |
| Elevation | 20–138 m (66–453 ft) (avg. 128 m or 420 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
A forestry and farming village situated some 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Rouen, at the junction of the D132 and the D38 roads. The commune borders the department of the Eure.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,423 | — |
| 1975 | 1,672 | +2.33% |
| 1982 | 1,738 | +0.55% |
| 1990 | 1,900 | +1.12% |
| 1999 | 2,007 | +0.61% |
| 2007 | 2,222 | +1.28% |
| 2012 | 2,274 | +0.46% |
| 2017 | 2,334 | +0.52% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Toponymy edit
Lunda around 1170. There are more than 100 place-names la Londe in Normandy. It means "the wood, the grove". It derives from Old Norse lundr "grove".
Places of interest edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Londe.
- Official commune website (in French)