La Londe
La Londe | |
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Location of La Londe  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Elbeuf |
| Intercommunality | CREA |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008 - 2014) | Jean-Pierre Jaouen |
| Area 1 | 30.98 km2 (11.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 2,239 |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76391 /76500 |
| Elevation | 20–138 m (66–453 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. | |
La Londe is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It was first mentioned in historical records in 1170
Geography
A forestry and farming village situated some 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Rouen, at the junction of the D132 and the D38 roads. The commune borders the department of the Eure.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1194 | 1423 | 1672 | 1738 | 1900 | 2007 | 2239 |
| 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
- A memorial to the Canadian soldiers that liberated the town in August 1944.
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century.
- A seventeenth-century château.
- A stone cross from the sixteenth century.
- Some Roman ruins.
See also
References
External links
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