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Canteleu

Coordinates: 49°26′28″N 1°01′34″E / 49.4411°N 1.0261°E / 49.4411; 1.0261
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Canteleu
Commune
Coat of arms of Canteleu
Coat of arms
Location of Canteleu
Map
Canteleu is located in France
Canteleu
Canteleu
Canteleu is located in Normandy
Canteleu
Canteleu
Coordinates: 49°26′28″N 1°01′34″E / 49.4411°N 1.0261°E / 49.4411; 1.0261
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonCanteleu
IntercommunalityMétropole Rouen Normandie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Mélanie Boulanger[1]
Area
1
17.61 km2 (6.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
13,966
 • Density790/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76157 /76380
Elevation2–138 m (6.6–452.8 ft)
(avg. 128 m or 420 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Canteleu (French pronunciation: [kɑ̃tlø]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Geography

A small town of forestry and light industry situated by the banks of the river Seine, just three kilometres (2 mi) northwest and over the river from the centre of Rouen, at the junction of the D 51, D 982 and the D 94 roads.

Heraldry

Arms of Canteleu
Arms of Canteleu
 The arms of Canteleu are blazoned :
Argent, a chevron gules between 3 trefoils vert.



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 13,415—    
1975 14,174+0.79%
1982 15,276+1.08%
1990 16,090+0.65%
1999 15,430−0.46%
2007 14,430−0.83%
2012 14,781+0.48%
2017 14,181−0.83%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • Saint-Martin's church, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The seventeenth century convent of Sainte-Barbe, built over a cave in the cliffs, overlooking the river.
  • The Flaubert museum.
  • The two churches of St. Pierre, at the hamlets of Bapeaume (1872) and Croisset.
  • Vestiges of a 12th-century castle at Croisset.
  • A Carthaginian column in the park.
  • The sixteenth century Château des Deux-Lions.
  • A turretted house at Dieppedalle.

Notable people

  • Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880) lived at the hamlet of Croisset for 40 years and died here.
  • English painter Robert Henry Cheney (1801–1866) painted several views of and from here, including the watercolour Rouen-From the chateau de Cantelieu, July 19, 1842.

Twin towns

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

Bibliography

  • Alice Lejard, Canteleu aux multiples facettes, 2000 ISBN 2-9516176-0-7
  • Michel Giard, Hurler avec les loups à Canteleu, Éd. Charles Corlet, 2003 ISBN 2847060774
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