Bouville, Seine-Maritime

Bouville
Commune
The church in Bouville

Coat of arms
Bouville
Location within Normandy region
Bouville
Coordinates: 49°33′48″N 0°53′41″E / 49.5633°N 0.8947°E / 49.5633; 0.8947Coordinates: 49°33′48″N 0°53′41″E / 49.5633°N 0.8947°E / 49.5633; 0.8947
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Rouen
Canton Barentin
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Hervé Petit
Area1 12.48 km2 (4.82 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 935
 • Density 75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76135 /76360
Elevation 72–126 m (236–413 ft)
(avg. 115 m or 377 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.

Bouville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. This farming village, situated in the Pays de Caux some 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Rouen, is at the junction of the D104, D22 and the D6015 roads.

Heraldry

 The arms of Bouville are blazoned :
Azure background, a golden chevron between 3 argent towers molded from sand .

Population

Historical population of Bouville, Seine-Maritime
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population6185595769341020994935
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

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
  • Remains of a sixteenth-century castle.
  • A fifteenth century cross.

See also

References


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