Quevillon

Quevillon
Commune
The chateau of la Riviere Bourdet
Quevillon
Location within Normandy region
Quevillon
Coordinates: 49°25′12″N 0°57′15″E / 49.42°N 0.9542°E / 49.42; 0.9542Coordinates: 49°25′12″N 0°57′15″E / 49.42°N 0.9542°E / 49.42; 0.9542
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Rouen
Canton Barentin
Intercommunality Métropole Rouen Normandie
Government
 • Mayor Jean-Pierre Petit
Area1 11.23 km2 (4.34 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 628
 • Density 56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76513 /76840
Elevation 2–118 m (6.6–387.1 ft)
(avg. 5 m or 16 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.

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

Geography

A forestry and farming village situated in a meander of the river Seine, some 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Rouen at the junction of the D67 and the D267 roads.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
312329436506523533628
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The chapel of Saint-Jean, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The seventeenth century Château de La Rivière-Bourdet, with the chapel of Saint-Clotilde and a dovecote.
  • A stone cross in the cemetery, erected in 1600.

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