Bois-Guilbert
| Bois-Guilbert | |
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  Bois-Guilbert | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Bois-Guilbert | |
| Coordinates: 49°32′52″N 1°24′58″E / 49.5478°N 1.4161°ECoordinates: 49°32′52″N 1°24′58″E / 49.5478°N 1.4161°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Buchy |
| Intercommunality | Moulin d'Écalles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Bernard Delange |
| Area1 | 8.13 km2 (3.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 212 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76107 / 76750 |
| Elevation |
115–226 m (377–741 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Bois-Guilbert is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in north-western France.
Geography
A small farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some 19 miles (31 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D41 and the D261 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 227 | 215 | 187 | 166 | 172 | 185 | 212 |
| 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
- The church of St.Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
- Two châteaux.
People linked with the commune
- Pierre de Boisguilbert (1645–1714), an economist.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bois-Guilbert. |
- Bois-Guilbert on the Quid website (French)
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