Déville-lès-Rouen
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| Déville-lès-Rouen | |
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  Déville-lès-Rouen | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Déville-lès-Rouen | |
| Coordinates: 49°28′12″N 1°03′00″E / 49.470°N 1.050°ECoordinates: 49°28′12″N 1°03′00″E / 49.470°N 1.050°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Upper Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Mont-Saint-Aignan |
| Intercommunality | CREA |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dominique Gambier |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Population2 | 10,520 |
| • Population2 Density | 3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76216 / 76250 |
| Elevation |
4–135 m (13–443 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 ft) |
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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. | |
Déville-lès-Rouen is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A suburban light industrial town situated by the banks of the Cailly River, some 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D66 and the D6015 roads.
Heraldry
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The arms of Déville-lès-Rouen are blazoned : |
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 8643 | 9622 | 11,745 | 11,136 | 10,521 | 10,444 | 10,520 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Pierre, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The ruins of a Rouen bishop's manor house dating from the thirteenth century.
- A sixteenth-century stone cross.
Notable people
- Pierre Bérégovoy (1925–1993), politician, was born here.
- Tony Parker, basketball player, went to school here at Sainte-Marie college.
- Alfred Louis Delattre (1850–1932), archeologist, was born here.
Twin towns
See also
References
External links
- Independent website of Déville-lès-Rouen (French)
- Official website (French)
- Déville-lès-Rouen on the Quid website (French)
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