Le Grand-Quevilly
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  Le Grand-Quevilly | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Le Grand-Quevilly | |
| Coordinates: 49°24′26″N 1°03′11″E / 49.4072°N 1.0531°ECoordinates: 49°24′26″N 1°03′11″E / 49.4072°N 1.0531°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Upper Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Grand-Couronne |
| Intercommunality | CREA |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Marc Massion |
| Area1 | 11.11 km2 (4.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 26,497 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76322 / 76120 |
| Elevation | 1–68 m (3.3–223.1 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. | |
Le Grand-Quevilly [lə ɡʁɑ̃ keviji] is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
The town is third largest suburb of Rouen, a port with considerable light industry and oil refineries situated just 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of the centre of Rouen, at the junction of the D3, D492 and the D338 roads.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Le Grand-Quevilly is twinned with:
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 18,504 | 25,611 | 31,963 | 31,650 | 27,658 | 26,679 | 26,497 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Heraldry
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the arms of Grand-Quevilly are blazoned : Gules, on a fess sable an escallop between two crosses bottony fitchy argent; all between a leopard Or armed and langued azure and the point of queville Or. |
Places of interest
- The ‘Zénith de Rouen’ concert hall.
- The fifteenth-century manor house at Grand Aulnay.
- The church of St. Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
Notable people
- Laurent Fabius, politician.
- Franck Dubosc, actor and comedian.
- Philippe Torreton, actor and politician
See also
- Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
- Normandy
References
- ↑ "Hinckley, UK - Grand-Quevilly, France twinning". Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- ↑ Twinning with Le Grand Quevilly (French)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Grand-Quevilly. |
- Official website (French)
- Le Grand-Quevilly on the Quid website (French)
