Gommerville, Seine-Maritime

Gommerville
Gommerville
	Commune
	The chateau of Filieres
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Gommerville Location within Normandy region Gommerville
	Coordinates: 49°33′28″N 0°22′04″E / 49.5578°N 0.3678°ECoordinates: 49°33′28″N 0°22′04″E / 49.5578°N 0.3678°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Mr Ribet
Area1	7.39 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	719
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76303 /76430
Elevation	108–134 m (354–440 ft) ; (avg. 124 m or 407 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.

Gommerville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D80 and D31 roads. Junction 6 of the A29 autoroute is within the boundary of the commune.

Heraldry

	The arms of Gommerville are blazoned : Or, a tower gules opened and pierced of the field, on a chief azure, a dove descending between the capital letters G and V argent.

Population

Historical population of Gommerville, Seine-Maritime
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	436	522	540	602	604	648	719
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 St.Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
The remains of a feudal chateau.
The Château de Filières (in French), open to the public.
The chateau Joly.
A sixteenth century manorhouse at Rebomare.

References

INSEE

External links

Gommerville on the Quid website (in French)

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