Petit-Couronne

Not to be confused with Petite Couronne.
Petit-Couronne

Coat of arms
Petit-Couronne

Coordinates: 49°23′11″N 1°01′42″E / 49.3864°N 1.0283°E / 49.3864; 1.0283Coordinates: 49°23′11″N 1°01′42″E / 49.3864°N 1.0283°E / 49.3864; 1.0283
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Rouen
Canton Grand-Couronne
Intercommunality CREA
Government
  Mayor (2014–2020) Dominique Randon
Area1 12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population (2013)2 9,097
  Density 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 76497 / 76650
Elevation 2–108 m (6.6–354.3 ft)
(avg. 15 m or 49 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.

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

Geography

A port town of oil refineries, light industry and forestry situated by the banks of the Seine, just 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D3 and the N338 roads.

Coat of arms

The arms of Petit-Couronne are blazoned :
Azure, an anchor argent surmounted by 2 torches in saltire Or, and on a chief wavy azure fimbriatd argent, 3 lions heads erased gules. (created 1986)

Population

Population history
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
3901 4861 5686 6340 8122 8621 8775
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

People

Twin towns

See also

References

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