Le Grand-Quevilly
Commune in Normandy, France
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Le Grand-Quevilly [lə ɡʁɑ̃ kəviji, keviji] is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
Le Grand-Quevilly | |
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![]() The town hall in Le Grand-Quevilly | |
Coordinates: 49°24′26″N 1°03′11″E / 49.4072°N 1.0531°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rouen |
Canton | Le Grand-Quevilly |
Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Rouly[1] |
Area 1 | 11.11 km2 (4.29 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76322 /76120 |
Elevation | 1–68 m (3.3–223.1 ft) (avg. 42 m or 138 ft) |
Website | grandquevilly.fr |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
The town is third largest suburb of Rouen, a port with considerable light industry situated just 3 miles (5 kilometres) southwest of the centre of Rouen, at the junction of the D 3, D 492 and the D 338 roads.
Population
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Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (1968-2017)[3] |
Heraldry
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.
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Places of interest
- The Zénith de Rouen concert hall.
- The fifteenth-century manor house at Grand Aulnay.
- The church of Saint-Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
International relations
Notable people
- Laurent Fabius, politician.
- Franck Dubosc, actor and comedian.
- Philippe Torreton, actor and politician
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in français). 2 December 2020.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Grand-Quevilly, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in French) grandquevilly.fr
- ^ "Hinckley, UK - Grand-Quevilly, France twinning". Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Grand-Quevilly.
- Official website (in French)