La Vaupalière

La Vaupalière
Commune
The town hall in La Vaupalière

Coat of arms
La Vaupalière
Location within Normandy region
La Vaupalière
Coordinates: 49°29′19″N 0°59′45″E / 49.4886°N 0.9958°E / 49.4886; 0.9958Coordinates: 49°29′19″N 0°59′45″E / 49.4886°N 0.9958°E / 49.4886; 0.9958
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Rouen
Canton Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville
Government
 • Mayor Daniel Delalonde
Area1 8.0 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,009
 • Density 130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76728 /76150
Elevation 50–138 m (164–453 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 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.

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

Geography

A village of forestry, farming and a little light industry, situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Rouen, at the junction of the D267, D43 and the D94 roads. The A151 autoroute passes through the commune’s south-eastern section.

Population

Historical population of La Vaupalière
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population51255566884590210261009
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. Léonard, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • A manor house called the chateau of Parquet, from the seventeenth century.

See also

References


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