Jumièges
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Coordinates: 49°26′04″N 0°49′17″E / 49.4344444444°N 0.821388888889°E
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Commune of Jumièges |
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  Jumièges
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Haute-Normandie  |
| Department | Seine-Maritime  |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Duclair |
| Intercommunality | Seine-Austreberthe |
| Mayor | Joëlle Tétard (2001–2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0–83 m (0–270 ft) (avg. 8 m/26 ft) |
| Land area1 | 18.75 km2 (7.24 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,736 (2006) |
| - Density | 93 /km2 (240 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76378/ 76480 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Jumièges is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
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[edit] Geography
A forestry and farming village situated in a meander of the river Seine, some 13 miles (21 km) west of Rouen, at the junction of the D65 and the D143 roads. A ferry service operates here, connecting the commune with the south and west sides of the river.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 1214 | 1305 | 1474 | 1634 | 1541 | 1714 | 1736 |
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[edit] Places of interest
- The church of St. Valentin, dating from the eleventh century.
- The ruins of the tenth century church of St.Pierre.
- An eighteenth century chapel.
- Several lesser buildings dating from the eleventh century.
[edit] Jumièges Abbey
It is best known as the site of Jumièges Abbey, a typical Norman abbey of the Romanesque period, and the home of the pro-Norman chronicler William of Jumièges who wrote the Gesta Normannorum Ducum about 1070. Now ruined, the abbey dates from 1067, when it was consecrated in the presence of William the Conqueror.
[edit] People linked with the commune
- Maurice Leblanc, writer.
- Roger Martin du Gard, writer.
[edit] See also
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- History website of Jumièges (French)
- Jumièges on the Quid website (French)
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