Vieux-Rouen-sur-Bresle
Vieux-Rouen-sur-Bresle | |
|---|---|
Location of Vieux-Rouen-sur-Bresle  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Aumale |
| Intercommunality | Canton of Aumale |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Michel Andrieux |
| Area 1 | 14.92 km2 (5.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 678 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76739 /76390 |
| Elevation | 76–210 m (249–689 ft) (avg. 89 m or 292 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vieux-Rouen-sur-Bresle is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A village of light industry and farming situated on the banks of the Bresle river in the Pays de Bray, some 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Dieppe at the junction of the D49, D96 and the D60.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 677 | 750 | 768 | 676 | 713 | 643 | 678 |
| 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
- The church of St. Jean-Baptiste, dating from the twelfth century.
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the twelfth century.
- The twelfth-century donjon of the castle of Mateputenam.
- The chateau, dating from the sixteenth century.
See also
References
External links
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