Graimbouville

Graimbouville
Commune
The church in Graimbouville
Graimbouville
Location within Normandy region
Graimbouville
Coordinates: 49°34′25″N 0°19′48″E / 49.5736°N 0.33°E / 49.5736; 0.33Coordinates: 49°34′25″N 0°19′48″E / 49.5736°N 0.33°E / 49.5736; 0.33
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Le Havre
Canton Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc
Intercommunality Saint Romain de Colbosc
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Sylvain Vasse
Area1 6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population (2013)2 623
 • Density 97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76314 /76430
Elevation 98–127 m (322–417 ft)
(avg. 101 m or 331 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.

Graimbouville 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 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D234 and D434 roads. The A29 autoroute passes through the southern tip of the commune.

Population

Historical population of Graimbouville
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population258315390375409496574
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. Pierre & St.Paul, dating from the eleventh century.
  • The motte of a 12th-century castle.
  • The sixteenth century chateau de Goutimesnil.

See also

References


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