Les Andelys
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Les Andelys | ||
| Coordinates: 49°14′46″N 1°24′45″E / 49.2461°N 1.4125°ECoordinates: 49°14′46″N 1°24′45″E / 49.2461°N 1.4125°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Eure | |
| Arrondissement | Les Andelys | |
| Canton | Les Andelys | |
| Intercommunality | Andelys Environs | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Laure Dael | |
| Area1 | 40.62 km2 (15.68 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 8,253 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27016 / 27700 | |
| Elevation |
7–161 m (23–528 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 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. | ||
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Les Andelys (French pronunciation: [lezɑ̃dli]) is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.
Geography
It lies on the Seine, about 35 km northeast of Évreux.
The commune is divided into two parts, Grand-Andely and Petit-Andely.
Panorama from the belvedere of Château Gaillard
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 5,140 | — |
| 1800 | 5,160 | +0.4% |
| 1806 | 5,048 | −2.2% |
| 1821 | 5,016 | −0.6% |
| 1831 | 5,168 | +3.0% |
| 1836 | 5,085 | −1.6% |
| 1841 | 5,345 | +5.1% |
| 1846 | 5,000 | −6.5% |
| 1851 | 5,161 | +3.2% |
| 1856 | 5,026 | −2.6% |
| 1861 | 5,137 | +2.2% |
| 1866 | 5,161 | +0.5% |
| 1872 | 5,379 | +4.2% |
| 1876 | 5,574 | +3.6% |
| 1881 | 5,474 | −1.8% |
| 1886 | 5,423 | −0.9% |
| 1891 | 6,040 | +11.4% |
| 1896 | 5,923 | −1.9% |
| 1901 | 5,715 | −3.5% |
| 1906 | 5,514 | −3.5% |
| 1911 | 5,530 | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 5,237 | −5.3% |
| 1926 | 5,396 | +3.0% |
| 1931 | 5,366 | −0.6% |
| 1936 | 5,529 | +3.0% |
| 1946 | 5,238 | −5.3% |
| 1954 | 5,648 | +7.8% |
| 1962 | 6,090 | +7.8% |
| 1968 | 7,053 | +15.8% |
| 1975 | 8,196 | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 8,124 | −0.9% |
| 1990 | 8,455 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 9,044 | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 8,253 | −8.7% |
Sights
- Château Gaillard, a medieval castle, is located in Les Andelys.
- Sainte Clotilde Miraculous Spring
- The Seine Banks
- The half-timbered houses of Petit Andely
Château Gaillard, Donjon
Our Lady's Church
Personalities
Les Andelys was the birthplace of:
- Adrianus Turnebus (1512–1565), classical scholar
- Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665), painter
- Jean-Pierre Blanchard (1753–1809), balloonist, first man to cross the English Channel by air.
- Charles Joshua Chaplin (1825–1891), painter
- Sir John Woodroffe lawyer and writer on Indian philosophy and Tantra lived here from 1920 until he died in 1936.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Les Andelys. |
Les Andelys travel guide from Wikivoyage- Promenade of the Andelys country (in French)
- Les Andelys City Guide
- Les Andelys News (in French)
- Les Andelys holds the second largest (in France) town flea market, the 'La Grande Foire à Tout des Andelys' every September. A mix of brocante, local produce and associations; review here.
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