Bois-Guillaume

Bois-Guillaume
Bois-Guillaume
Administration
Country France
Region Upper Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Rouen
Canton Bois-Guillaume
Intercommunality CREA
Mayor Gilbert Renard
Statistics
Elevation 52–171 m (171–561 ft)
(avg. 167 m/548 ft)
Land area1 8.85 km2 (3.42 sq mi)
Population2 13,370  (2006)
 - Density 1,511 /km2 (3,910 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 76108/ 76230
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.

Bois-Guillaume is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

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Geography

The town is a wealthy, residential hilltop suburb of Rouen, semi-rural, semi-suburban with a little farming and some light industry. It is considered part of Greater Rouen, being just 3 miles (4.8 km) to the northeast, at the junction of the D43 and the D928 roads.

History

Bois-Guillaume was originally a Gallo-Roman settlement of which few traces remain. In 1040, William the Conqueror's mother built a country house on the hill; the area thus came to be known variously as Boscum Guillelmi or Bosco Willelmi, later becoming Bois-Guillaume.
By 1892, the town was large enough to split into two, thus creating the neighboring commune of Bihorel.

Heraldry

The arms of Bois-Guillaume are blazoned :
Per pale azure and gules, a garb, and in pale 2 lions Or. The line of division is fimbriated Or.

Population

Historical population of Bois-Guillaume
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 7253 8782 9590 9323 10159 11968 13370
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

Notable people

Twin towns

See also

References

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