Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf

Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf
Commune
A floral display at the entrance to Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf

Coat of arms
Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf
Location within Normandy region
Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf
Coordinates: 49°16′41″N 1°02′29″E / 49.2781°N 1.0414°E / 49.2781; 1.0414Coordinates: 49°16′41″N 1°02′29″E / 49.2781°N 1.0414°E / 49.2781; 1.0414
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Rouen
Canton Caudebec-lès-Elbeuf
Intercommunality Métropole Rouen Normandie
Government
 • Mayor Patrice Désanglois
Area1 6.36 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 8,429
 • Density 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 76640 /76320
Elevation 4–75 m (13–246 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 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.

Saint-Pierre-lès-Elbeuf is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A small suburb town of farming and light industry situated by the banks of the Seine, some 14 miles (23 km) south of Rouen at the junction of the D921 with the D321 and the D913 with the D86 road. The old quarries have some interesting geological strata examples.

Main sights

  • The church of St.Pierre, dating from the 19th century.
  • The church of St.Louis, also dating from the 19th century.
  • The 18th-century château du Parc.

Twin towns

See also

References


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