Gainneville

Gainneville
Gainneville
Location within Upper Normandy region  Gainneville
Coordinates: 49°31′07″N 0°15′08″E / 49.5186°N 0.2522°ECoordinates: 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	Gonfreville-l'Orcher
Intercommunality	Le Havre
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Didier Leriche
Area^1	4.65 km^2 (1.80 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	2,610
• Density	560/km^2 (1,500/sq mi)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Gainneville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A small farming town situated in the Pays de Caux, some 7 miles (11 km) east of Le Havre, at the junction of the D6015 (ex-N15) and D111 roads.

Population

Historical population of Gainneville

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	988	1070	1154	1589	2219	2370	2610
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.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website of the commune (French)
• A website of the commune (French)
• Gainneville on the Quid website (French)