Longueville-sur-Scie

Longueville-sur-Scie

Longueville-sur-Scie is located in France
Longueville-sur-Scie
Administration
Country France
Region Upper Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Dieppe
Canton Longueville-sur-Scie
Intercommunality Varenne et Scie
Mayor Serge Boulanger
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 52–139 m (171–456 ft)
(avg. 95 m or 312 ft)
Land area1 3.96 km2 (1.53 sq mi)
Population2 949  (2006)
 - Density 240 /km2 (620 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 76397/ 76590
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 49°47′34″N 1°06′37″E / 49.7928°N 1.1103°E / 49.7928; 1.1103

Longueville-sur-Scie is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated by the banks of the river Scie in the Pays de Caux, some 9 miles (14 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D77, the D149 and the D3 roads. The commune is served by the TER railway between Dieppe and Rouen.

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Heraldry

Arms of Longueville-sur-Scie

The arms of Longueville-sur-Scie are blazoned :
Gules, a triple-towered castle argent masoned sable with a portcullis Or, in sinister chief a falcon volant sable.

* There is a violation of the rule of tincture : these arms are 'illegal' heraldry (black falcon on red field?).




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Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
725 801 764 844 820 936 949
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates
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Places of interest

  • The church of St.Pierre, dating from the eleventh century.
  • Ruins of an 11th-century castle, built by Gautier Giffard, a seigneur of Longueville.
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Miscellany

The village was formerly known as Longueville-le-Giffard, one of its sons was Osbern Giffard, who gave his name to Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire, England.

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External links

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Last modified on 1 March 2013, at 04:27