Gainneville (French pronunciation: [ɡɛnvil]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Gainneville | |
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Coordinates: 49°31′07″N 0°15′08″E / 49.5186°N 0.2522°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Le Havre |
Canton | Le Havre-3 |
Intercommunality | Le Havre Seine Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Martial Galopin[1] |
Area 1 | 4.65 km2 (1.80 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,511 |
• Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76296 /76700 |
Elevation | 25–107 m (82–351 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 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
Gainneville is a small farming town situated in the Pays de Caux, 7 miles (11 km) east of Le Havre, at the junction of the D6015 (ex-N15) and D111 roads.
Population edit
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,070 | — |
1975 | 1,154 | +1.09% |
1982 | 1,589 | +4.68% |
1990 | 2,219 | +4.26% |
1999 | 2,370 | +0.73% |
2007 | 2,612 | +1.22% |
2012 | 2,676 | +0.49% |
2017 | 2,582 | −0.71% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Places of interest edit
- The church of St.Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
Notable people edit
The professionnel footballers, Anthony Le Tallec and his brother Damien Le Tallec, are originally from Gainneville.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "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 Gainneville.
- Official website of the commune (in French)
- A website of the commune (in French)