Saint-Nicolas-de-Bliquetuit (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nikɔla də bliktɥi]) is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Arelaune-en-Seine.[2]
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bliquetuit | |
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Part of Arelaune-en-Seine | |
Location of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bliquetuit  | |
  Saint-Nicolas-de-Bliquetuit  Saint-Nicolas-de-Bliquetuit | |
| Coordinates: 49°30′32″N 0°43′48″E / 49.5089°N 0.73°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon |
| Commune | Arelaune-en-Seine |
| Area 1 | 9.23 km2 (3.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | 603 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 76940 |
| Elevation | 1–54 m (3.3–177.2 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 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 farming village situated in a meander of the river Seine, some 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D40, D65 and the D490 roads. The 60m high Pont de Brotonne bridge was, until the middle of the last century, the first crossing point of the Seine.
Population edit
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 271 | 276 | 371 | 476 | 533 | 492 | 534 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest edit
- The church of St. Nicholas, dating from the eleventh century.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 16 December 2015 (in French)
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