Bois-Himont
| Bois-Himont | |
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  Bois-Himont | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Bois-Himont | |
| Coordinates: 49°35′08″N 0°42′10″E / 49.5856°N 0.7028°ECoordinates: 49°35′08″N 0°42′10″E / 49.5856°N 0.7028°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Yvetot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Louis Dodelin |
| Area1 | 5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 434 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76110 / 76190 |
| Elevation |
65–150 m (213–492 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 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. | |
Bois-Himont is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D104 and the D33 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 181 | 193 | 182 | 312 | 334 | 392 | 434 |
| 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.Laurent, dating from the thirteenth century.
- A fifteenth-century chapel.
- The eighteenth-century chateau, nowadays a hotel and conference centre.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bois-Himont. |
- The Chateau de Bois-Himont (French)
- Bois-Himont on the Quid website (French)
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