Illois, Seine-Maritime
| Illois | |
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  Illois | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Illois | |
| Coordinates: 49°45′01″N 1°39′00″E / 49.7503°N 1.65°ECoordinates: 49°45′01″N 1°39′00″E / 49.7503°N 1.65°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Aumale |
| Intercommunality | Canton of Aumale |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Claude Blondin |
| Area1 | 14.54 km2 (5.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 309 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76372 / 76390 |
| Elevation |
175–243 m (574–797 ft) (avg. 226 m or 741 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. | |
Illois is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A small farming village in the Pays de Bray situated some 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D82 with the N29 road. The A29 autoroute also passes through the commune.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 377 | 398 | 363 | 314 | 259 | 266 | 309 |
| 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.Aubin, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The church of St.Denis at Coupigny, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The church of St. Germain at the hamlet of Mesnil-David, dating from the seventeenth century.
- Two seventeenth century chateaux, at Blois and at Coupigny.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Illois. |
- Illois on the Quid website (French)
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