Le Grand-Quevilly
Le Grand-Quevilly | |
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 The town hall in Le Grand-Quevilly | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Le Grand-Quevilly  | |
  Le Grand-Quevilly  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 (2014–2020) | Marc Massion |
| Area 1 | 11.11 km2 (4.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 25,273 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (5,900/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. | |
Le Grand-Quevilly [lə ɡʁɑ̃ keviji] is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
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.
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Le Grand-Quevilly is twinned[1] with:
Ness Ziona, Israel since 1964,
Morondava, Madagascar, since 1964,
Laatzen, Germany, since 1966,
Lévis, Canada, since 1969,
Hinckley,[2] England since 1976.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 1,241 | — |
| 1800 | 1,235 | −0.5% |
| 1806 | 1,278 | +3.5% |
| 1821 | 1,460 | +14.2% |
| 1831 | 1,578 | +8.1% |
| 1836 | 1,440 | −8.7% |
| 1841 | 1,585 | +10.1% |
| 1846 | 1,598 | +0.8% |
| 1851 | 1,555 | −2.7% |
| 1856 | 1,557 | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 1,548 | −0.6% |
| 1866 | 1,519 | −1.9% |
| 1872 | 1,613 | +6.2% |
| 1876 | 1,618 | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 1,731 | +7.0% |
| 1886 | 1,813 | +4.7% |
| 1891 | 1,773 | −2.2% |
| 1896 | 2,132 | +20.2% |
| 1901 | 2,048 | −3.9% |
| 1906 | 2,209 | +7.9% |
| 1911 | 2,458 | +11.3% |
| 1921 | 4,120 | +67.6% |
| 1926 | 6,264 | +52.0% |
| 1931 | 7,683 | +22.7% |
| 1936 | 8,942 | +16.4% |
| 1946 | 9,857 | +10.2% |
| 1954 | 13,565 | +37.6% |
| 1962 | 18,727 | +38.1% |
| 1968 | 25,611 | +36.8% |
| 1975 | 31,963 | +24.8% |
| 1982 | 31,650 | −1.0% |
| 1990 | 27,658 | −12.6% |
| 1999 | 26,679 | −3.5% |
| 2006 | 26,226 | −1.7% |
| 2007 | 26,162 | −0.2% |
| 2008 | 25,826 | −1.3% |
| 2009 | 25,160 | −2.6% |
| 2010 | 24,930 | −0.9% |
| 2011 | 24,637 | −1.2% |
| 2012 | 24,563 | −0.3% |
| 2013 | 24,967 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 25,273 | +1.2% |
Heraldry
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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.
Notable people
- Laurent Fabius, politician.
- Franck Dubosc, actor and comedian.
- Philippe Torreton, actor and politician
See also
References
- ^ Template:Fr grandquevilly.fr
- ^ "Hinckley, UK - Grand-Quevilly, France twinning". Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
External links
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