Gouy, Seine-Maritime
| Gouy | |
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  Gouy | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Gouy | |
| Coordinates: 49°21′19″N 1°08′54″E / 49.3553°N 1.1483°ECoordinates: 49°21′19″N 1°08′54″E / 49.3553°N 1.1483°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Upper Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Boos |
| Intercommunality | CREA |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Pierre Breugnot |
| Area1 | 4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 788 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76313 / 76520 |
| Elevation |
2–133 m (6.6–436.4 ft) (avg. 76 m or 249 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. | |
Gouy is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village situated by the banks of the river Seine, some 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of the centre of Rouen, at the junction of the D6015 and the D91 roads.
Heraldry
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The arms of Gouy are blazoned : Per fess argent and azure, 2 keys in saltire sable and 3 baguettes palewise 2 & 1 Or. |
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 331 | 348 | 446 | 468 | 644 | 794 | 788 |
| 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 and Paul, dating from the twelfth century.
- Prehistoric finds in caves and graves by the Seine.
See also
- Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
- Seine-Maritime
- Normandy
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gouy (Seine-Maritime). |
- Website about the grotto of Gouy (French)
- Gouy on the Quid website (French)
