La Neuville-Chant-d'Oisel
| La Neuville-Chant-d’Oisel | |
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  La Neuville-Chant-d’Oisel | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  La Neuville-Chant-d’Oisel | |
| Coordinates: 49°22′07″N 1°14′38″E / 49.3686°N 1.2439°ECoordinates: 49°22′07″N 1°14′38″E / 49.3686°N 1.2439°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Boos |
| Intercommunality | CREA |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014 - 2020) | Julien Demazure |
| Area1 | 21.83 km2 (8.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)2 | 2,169 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76464 / 76520 |
| Elevation |
74–162 m (243–531 ft) (avg. 168 m or 551 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. | |
La Neuville-Chant-d’Oisel is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in north-western France.
Geography
A village of forestry and farming situated some 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D 13, D 138 and the D 294 roads. The commune is on the border with the department of Eure.
Population
| Year | 1793 | 1921 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1447 | 748 | 856 | 896 | 1048 | 1362 | 1691 | 1751 | 1857 | 2169 |
| 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
- A memorial to cyclist Jacques Anquetil, who lived here.
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The church of St.Austin dating from the sixteenth century at St.Austin.
- Two châteaux, at La Neuville and at Chant-d'Oisel.
- A house once owned by writer Guy de Maupassant.
- A seventeenth-century stone cross at the cross-roads.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Neuville-Chant-d'Oisel. |
- Official website of Neuville-Chant-d'Oisel (French)
- La Neuville-Chant-d’Oisel on the Quid website (French)
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