Gainneville
Gainneville | |
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Gainneville | |
Location within Upper Normandy region Gainneville | |
Coordinates: 49°31′07″N 0°15′08″E / 49.5186°N 0.2522°ECoordinates: 49°31′07″N 0°15′08″E / 49.5186°N 0.2522°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Upper Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Le Havre |
Canton | Gonfreville-l'Orcher |
Intercommunality | Le Havre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Didier Leriche |
Area1 | 4.65 km2 (1.80 sq mi) |
Population (2006)2 | 2,610 |
• Density | 560/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76296 / 76700 |
Elevation |
25–107 m (82–351 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft) |
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. |
Gainneville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A small farming town situated in the Pays de Caux, some 7 miles (11 km) east of Le Havre, at the junction of the D6015 (ex-N15) and D111 roads.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 988 | 1070 | 1154 | 1589 | 2219 | 2370 | 2610 |
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 sixteenth century.
See also
- Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gainneville. |
- Official website of the commune (French)
- A website of the commune (French)
- Gainneville on the Quid website (French)