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Location within Upper Normandy region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Upper Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Mont-Saint-Aignan |
| Intercommunality | CREA |
| Mayor | Pierre Léautey (2008 - 2014) |
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| Elevation | 44–171 m (144–561 ft) (avg. 145 m/476 ft) |
| Land area1 | 7.94 km2 (3.07 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 21,150 (2006) |
| - Density | 2,664 /km2 (6,900 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76451/ 76130 |
| 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. | |
Mont-Saint-Aignan is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
The inhabitants of the town of Mont-Saint-Aignan are "Mont-Saint-Aignan, Mont-Saint-Aignanaises."[1]
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The town is the fifth-largest suburb of the city of Rouen and lies directly adjacent to the north side of Rouen at the junction of the D121 and D43. In addition to its population of 21,265, there are also around 20,000 students at the University and the various Grandes Écoles.
The parishes of Saint-Aignan (Sanctum Anianum) and Mont-aux-Malades (Monte Infirmorum, which takes its name from a hospital) are mentioned in documents dating back to the 12th century. Henry II built a church there dedicated to Thomas Becket in 1176 in an attempt to make up for his unwitting role in the murder of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The modern commune of Mont-Saint-Aignan was created in the early 19th century (1815–1819) out of the merger of the parishes of Saint-Aignan, Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville, Le Houlme, Maromme, Saint-Aignan-sur-Ry, Saint-Jean-du-Cardonnay, and Saint-Denis-de-Bondeville.
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Arms of Mont-Saint-Aignan are blazoned : |
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 9989 | 16,031 | 19,146 | 19,736 | 19,961 | 21,265 | 21,150 |
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