Illois, Seine-Maritime

Illois
Illois
Location within Upper Normandy region  Illois
Coordinates: 49°45′01″N 1°39′00″E / 49.7503°N 1.65°ECoordinates: 49°45′01″N 1°39′00″E / 49.7503°N 1.65°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Dieppe
Canton	Aumale
Intercommunality	Canton of Aumale
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Claude Blondin
Area^1	14.54 km^2 (5.61 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	309
• Density	21/km^2 (55/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76372 / 76390
Elevation	175–243 m (574–797 ft) (avg. 226 m or 741 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.

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

Geography

A small farming village in the Pays de Bray situated some 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D82 with the N29 road. The A29 autoroute also passes through the commune.

Population

Historical population of Illois, Seine-Maritime

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	377	398	363	314	259	266	309
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.Aubin, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The church of St.Denis at Coupigny, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The church of St. Germain at the hamlet of Mesnil-David, dating from the seventeenth century.
• Two seventeenth century chateaux, at Blois and at Coupigny.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
• Seine-Maritime
• Normandy

References

• INSEE

External links

• Illois on the Quid website (French)