Montivilliers
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 The abbey cloisters | |
Location of Montivilliers  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Le Havre |
| Canton | Montivilliers |
| Intercommunality | Le Havre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2015) | Daniel Petit |
| Area 1 | 19.09 km2 (7.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 16,451 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76447 /76290 |
| Elevation | 2–94 m (6.6–308.4 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Montivilliers is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A large light industrial and farming town by the banks of the river Lézarde in the Pays de Caux, situated just 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Le Havre, at the junction of the D489, D52, D926 and D31 roads.
History
Pre-Roman archaeological discoveries include Bronze Age axes and jade jewelry. The old Roman road from here to Harfleur was destroyed by the English in 1415.
The Abbey Church of Notre-Dame, sometimes referred to as 'Montvilliers Abbey' dates back to 684, although it was destroyed a Viking raid in 850, and rebuilt as a church in both the Romanesque and Gothic styles.
Heraldry
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The arms of Montivilliers are blazoned : Gules, a church argent, the door open, and the bell tower pierced of the field, topped with the head of a crozier Or, between 2 inescutcheons of France, and in base a lizard fesswise vert. (France=Azure, 3 fleurs-de-lys Or)
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Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 8427 | 8910 | 10,563 | 15,030 | 17,067 | 16,556 | 16,451 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The nineteenth-century chateau de Colmoulins.
- The church of St.Germain, dating from the fourteenth century.
- The abbey church of Notre-Dame, dating from the eleventh century.
- The abbey museum
- A Protestant church (1787)
- The medieval ramparts.
- The Arboretum du parc de Rouelles is an arboretum set within the Parc de Rouelles.
People
- René Bihel, French footballer was born here in 1916.
- Sébastien Lepape, short track speed skater, born here in 1991.[1]
- Jean Prévost, writer, lived here when his father was principal of a local school.
Twin towns
See also
References
- ^ "Sébastien Lepape". sochi2014.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Montivilliers.
- Montivilliers official website Template:Fr icon
- Montivilliers Abbey official website Template:En icon
- Articleand photos about the abbey at Montivilliers Template:Fr icon
- Abbey Church of Notre-Dame Template:En icon
- Montivilliers on the Quid website Template:Fr icon
