Virville
For Monsieur de Orollee Virville who once owned the notable Châteauneuf-du-Pape estate Château Fortia, see Château Fortia.
| Virville | |
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  Virville | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Virville | |
| Coordinates: 49°35′33″N 0°21′21″E / 49.5925°N 0.3558°ECoordinates: 49°35′33″N 0°21′21″E / 49.5925°N 0.3558°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Le Havre |
| Canton | Goderville |
| Intercommunality | Campagne de Caux |
| Area1 | 2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 301 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76747 / 76110 |
| Elevation |
93–127 m (305–417 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 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. | |
Virville 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 Caux, situated some 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D125 and D10 roads. An SNCF TER railway station serves both this and a neighbouring commune.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 144 | 147 | 155 | 211 | 254 | 260 | 301 |
| 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 twelfth century.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Virville. |
- Virville on the Quid website (French)
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