Val-de-la-Haye
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Val-de-la-Haye | |
| Coordinates: 49°22′41″N 1°00′07″E / 49.378°N 1.002°ECoordinates: 49°22′41″N 1°00′07″E / 49.378°N 1.002°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Grand-Couronne |
| Intercommunality | CREA |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008 - 2014) | Étienne Hebert |
| Area1 | 10.16 km2 (3.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 764 |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76717 / 76380 |
| Elevation |
2–119 m (6.6–390.4 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 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. | |
Val-de-la-Haye is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A forestry and light industrial village situated by the banks of the Seine, some 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Rouen on the D51 road. A car ferry connects with the commune of Petit-Couronne on the opposite bank.
Heraldry
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The arms of the commune of Val-de-la-Haye are blazoned : Per pale 1: gules, 2 demi-leopards issuant from the line of division and 2: azure, a boat proper issuant from sinister sailing on a base barry wavy azure and argent, and in chief an imperial French eagle Or grasping a lightning bolt argent; over the per pale line of division, a sword throughout argent garnished proper, the guard has argent blobs at the tips, and is charged with a lozenge argent charged with a Maltese cross; and the pommel is charged with a torteau [gules]; the entire shield fimbriated Or. |
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 729 | 754 | 669 | 715 | 805 | 789 | 764 |
| 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. Jean-Baptiste, dating from the twentieth century.
- Vestiges of the thirteenth-century Templars’ Sainte-Vaubourg commandery.
- A commemorative stone column topped with a bronze eagle, built in 1846.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Val-de-la-Haye. |
- Official town website (French)
- Val-de-la-Haye on the Quid website (French)
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