La Vieux-Rue

La Vieux-Rue
Commune
The town hall in La Vieux-Rue
La Vieux-Rue
Location within Normandy region
La Vieux-Rue
Coordinates: 49°29′37″N 1°14′57″E / 49.4936°N 1.2492°E / 49.4936; 1.2492Coordinates: 49°29′37″N 1°14′57″E / 49.4936°N 1.2492°E / 49.4936; 1.2492
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Rouen
Canton Le Mesnil-Esnard
Government
 • Mayor Francis Anger
Area1 5.51 km2 (2.13 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 448
 • Density 81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76740 /76160
Elevation 124–176 m (407–577 ft)
(avg. 164 m or 538 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 Vieux-Rue is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

La Vieux-Rue is a farming village situated some 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D15 and the D61 roads.

Population

Historical population of La Vieux-Rue
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population168196249311374407448
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 thirteenth century.
  • The chateau, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The sixteenth-century manorhouse of Saint-Saire.

See also

References

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