Bouville (French pronunciation: [buvil] ) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. This farming village, situated in the Pays de Caux some 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Rouen, is at the junction of the D104, D22 and the D6015 roads.
Bouville | |
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 The church in Bouville | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bouville  | |
  Bouville  Bouville | |
| Coordinates: 49°33′48″N 0°53′41″E / 49.5633°N 0.8947°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Barentin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Thierry Lermechain[1] |
| Area 1 | 12.48 km2 (4.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,013 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76135 /76360 |
| Elevation | 72–126 m (236–413 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Heraldry
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The arms of Bouville are blazoned : Azure background, a golden chevron between 3 argent towers molded from sand .
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Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 559 | — |
| 1975 | 576 | +0.43% |
| 1982 | 924 | +6.98% |
| 1990 | 1,020 | +1.24% |
| 1999 | 994 | −0.29% |
| 2007 | 914 | −1.04% |
| 2012 | 944 | +0.65% |
| 2017 | 982 | +0.79% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
- Remains of a sixteenth-century castle.
- A fifteenth century cross.
See also
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edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bouville (Seine-Maritime).
- Bouville on the Quid website (in French)