Moulineaux

Moulineaux
Moulineaux
Location within Upper Normandy region  Moulineaux
Coordinates: 49°20′35″N 0°58′00″E / 49.34306°N 0.96667°ECoordinates: 49°20′35″N 0°58′00″E / 49.34306°N 0.96667°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Grand-Couronne
Government
• Mayor (2007 - 2008)	Martine Tailliandier
Area^1	3.47 km^2 (1.34 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	903
• Density	260/km^2 (670/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76457 / 76530
Elevation	2–125 m (6.6–410.1 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 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.

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

Geography

A village of light industry and forestry situated by the banks of the river Seine, some 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Rouen at the junction of the D3, D64 and the D67 roads. The A13 autoroute passes through the commune’s territory.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
462	843	973	838	792	890	903
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St. Jacques, dating from the thirteenth century.
• Remains of the eleventh-century castle of Robert le Diable, also housing a museum.
• The Caradas manorhouse and St. Jean’s chapel at Fontaines.
• A sixteenth century chapel.
• The Château de La Vacherie, dating from the seventeenth century.

See also

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

References

• INSEE

External links

• Photos of the château de Robert le Diable (French)
• Moulineaux on the Quid website (French)