Montville, Seine-Maritime
| Montville | |
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  Montville | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Montville | |
| Coordinates: 49°32′50″N 1°04′35″E / 49.5472°N 1.0764°ECoordinates: 49°32′50″N 1°04′35″E / 49.5472°N 1.0764°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Clères |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Portes Nord-Ouest de Rouen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Pascal Martin (PR) |
| Area1 | 10.85 km2 (4.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 4,539 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76452 / 76710 |
| Elevation |
42–178 m (138–584 ft) (avg. 51 m or 167 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. | |
Montville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in north-western France.
Geography
A small town of forestry farming and light industry situated some 9 miles (14 km) north of Rouen at the junction of the D44, D51 and the D155 roads. SNCF operates a TER train service here. Two small rivers meet here, the Clérette and the Cailly.
Heraldry
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The arms of Montville are blazoned : Per fess wavy azure and gules, a barrulet wavy between (in chief) in fess, a toothed wheel between 2 weavers shuttles palewise, and (in base) a plough argent. |
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4057 | 4139 | 4111 | 4365 | 4252 | 4644 | 4539 | 4687 | 4736 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||||
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, dating from the eleventh century.
- A seventeenth century chapel.
- The château, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The National Firefighters Museum.
- Several interesting old buildings dating from the seventeenth century.
- The mairie, housing a tricolor dating from 1789.
Twin towns
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Montville. |
- Official website of Montville (French)
- Museum of the Sapeurs Pompiers (French)
- Montville on the Quid website (French)
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