Goderville
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Commune of Goderville |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Haute-Normandie |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Le Havre |
| Canton | Goderville (chef-lieu) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Campagne de Caux |
| Mayor | Jacques Bunel (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 97 m–134 m (avg. 124 m) |
| Land area¹ | 7,98 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2281 |
| - Density | 285/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 76302/ 76110 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Goderville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime département in the Haute-Normandie region of France.
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[edit] Geography
Goderville lies to the south of Fécamp, at the junction of the D10, D925 and D139 roads and is a typical town of the Pays de Caux.
[edit] History
The first mention of Goderville is on a royal charter in 875 by Charles the Bald. It dealt with the value and number of properties belonging to the chapter of Rouen. The town got its name from the family of Godard of Vaulx, first known lord of the manor. In 1492, they allied themselves by marriage to the Roussel family. In March 1651, Goderville was elevated to a barony by letters patent.
Until the French revolution, the town was governed as a ‘sergenterie’.
The market, notable for linen, has existed since the 16th century.
Goderville absorbed the commune of Crétot in 1825.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 1395 | 1499 | 1632 | 1885 | 2044 | 2281 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
[edit] Places and monuments
[edit] Personalities linked to the town
- Guy de Maupassant based La Ficelle in Goderville.
- Jean Prévost (1901-1944), Goderville was the family home of the writer and member of the Maquis, who went by the pseudonym ‘Captain Goderville’.
- Antoine Vincent Arnault (1766-1834), politician, poet and author, member of the Académie française, died at Goderville.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
(All French language)
- Goderville on the website of l'Institut géographique national
- Goderville on the website of l'Insee
- Goderville on the website of Quid
- Communes near to Goderville
- Goderville on Mapquest
- Goderville on Viamichelin
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