Boos, Seine-Maritime

Boos
Commune
The manor of the abbey of Saint-Amand
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 49°23′19″N 1°12��14″E / 49.3886°N 1.2039°E / 49.3886; 1.2039Coordinates: 49°23′19″N 1°12′14″E / 49.3886°N 1.2039°E / 49.3886; 1.2039
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Le Mesnil-Esnard
Intercommunality	Métropole Rouen Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Grisel
Area 1	14.03 km2 (5.42 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	3,867
• Density	280/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76116 /76520
Elevation	67–161 m (220–528 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Boos is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography[]

A farming and light industrial town situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Rouen at the junction of the D6014, D491 and the D138 roads. Rouen Airport takes up around 25% of the area of the commune's territory.

Heraldry[]

The arms of Boos are blazoned : Gules, a crozier head argent, on a chief azure 3 fleurs de lys Or.

Population[]

Places of interest[]

• The church of St.Sauveur, dating from the sixteenth century.
• A manorhouse dating from the thirteenth century.
• Vestiges of a feudal castle.
• A sixteenth century dovecote, decorated with glazed tiles.

See also[]

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References[]

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