La Neuville-Chant-d'Oisel
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| La Neuville-Chant-d’Oisel | |
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  La Neuville-Chant-d’Oisel | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  La Neuville-Chant-d’Oisel | |
| Coordinates: 49°22′07″N 1°14′38″E / 49.3686°N 1.2439°ECoordinates: 49°22′07″N 1°14′38″E / 49.3686°N 1.2439°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Upper Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Boos |
| Intercommunality | CREA |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008 - 2014) | Michel Jeanne |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 21.83 km2 (8.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Population2 | 1,895 |
| • Population2 Density | 87/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76464 / 76520 |
| Elevation |
74–162 m (243–531 ft) (avg. 168 m or 551 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. | |
La Neuville-Chant-d’Oisel is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A village of forestry and farming situated some 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D13, D138 and the D294 roads. The commune is on the border with the department of Eure.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 856 | 896 | 1048 | 1362 | 1691 | 1751 | 1895 |
| 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
- A memorial to cyclist Jacques Anquetil, who lived here.
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.
- A chapel dating from the sixteenth century at St.Augustin.
- Two châteaux, at Neuville and at Chant-d'Oisel.
- A house once owned by writer Guy de Maupassant.
- A seventeenth-century stone cross at the cross-roads.
See also
References
External links
- Official website of Neuville-Chant-d'Oisel (French)
- La Neuville-Chant-d’Oisel on the Quid website (French)
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