Boos, Seine-Maritime

Boos

Boos
Administration
Country France
Region Upper Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Rouen
Canton Boos
Intercommunality CREA
Mayor Yves Grisel
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 67–161 m (220–528 ft)
(avg. 160 m/520 ft)
Land area1 14.03 km2 (5.42 sq mi)
Population2 3,102  (2006)
 - Density 221 /km2 (570 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 76116/ 76520
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.

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

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Geography

A farming and light industrial town situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Rouen at the junction of the D6014, D491 and the D138 roads. Rouen Airport takes up around 25% of the area of the commune’s territory.

Heraldry

The arms of Boos are blazoned :
Gules, a crozier head argent, on a chief azure 3 fleurs de lys Or.

Population

Historical population of Boos, Seine-Maritime
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
Population 674 767 1012 1236 2487 2870 3102
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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