Jumièges

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Jumièges
Commune
Ruins of the abbey of Jumièges
Ruins of the abbey of Jumièges
Coat of arms of Jumièges
Coat of arms
Location of Jumièges
Jumièges is located in France
Jumièges
Jumièges
Coordinates: 49°26′04″N 0°49′17″E / 49.4344°N 0.8214°E / 49.4344; 0.8214Coordinates: 49°26′04″N 0°49′17″E / 49.4344°N 0.8214°E / 49.4344; 0.8214
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonBarentin
IntercommunalityMétropole Rouen-Normandie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Julien Delalandre[1]
Area
1
18.75 km2 (7.24 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
1,715
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76378 /76480
Elevation0–83 m (0–272 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.

Jumièges (French pronunciation: ​[ʒymjɛʒ])or ‘’’Baëmintenash/ Bohemontenash’’’ is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Geography[]

A forestry and farming village situated in a meander of the river Seine, some 21 kilometres (13 mi) west of Rouen, at the junction of the D 65 and the D 143 roads. A ferry service operates here, connecting the commune with the south and west sides of the river.

Heraldry[]

Arms of Jumièges
 The arms of Jumièges are blazoned :
Azure, a cross Or between 4 keys addorsed argent.



Demography[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,694—    
18001,850+9.2%
18061,862+0.6%
18211,955+5.0%
18311,847−5.5%
18361,711−7.4%
18411,678−1.9%
18461,674−0.2%
18511,765+5.4%
18561,670−5.4%
18611,602−4.1%
18661,618+1.0%
18721,073−33.7%
18761,084+1.0%
18811,015−6.4%
18861,028+1.3%
18911,027−0.1%
18961,020−0.7%
1901995−2.5%
19061,012+1.7%
1911928−8.3%
YearPop.±%
1921872−6.0%
1926847−2.9%
1931867+2.4%
1936880+1.5%
19461,078+22.5%
19541,088+0.9%
19621,214+11.6%
19681,305+7.5%
19751,474+13.0%
19821,634+10.9%
19901,641+0.4%
19991,714+4.4%
20061,715+0.1%
20071,715+0.0%
20081,718+0.2%
20091,719+0.1%
20101,736+1.0%
20111,753+1.0%
20121,769+0.9%
20131,767−0.1%
20141,778+0.6%

Places of interest[]

  • The church of St. Valentin, dating from the eleventh century.[3]
  • The ruins of the tenth-century church of St.Pierre (part of the abbey)[4]
  • An eighteenth-century chapel.[5]
  • Several lesser buildings dating from the eleventh century.

Jumièges Abbey[]

Main article: Jumièges Abbey

It is best known as the site of Jumièges Abbey, a typical Norman abbey of the Romanesque period, and the home of the pro-Norman chronicler William of Jumièges who wrote the Gesta Normannorum Ducum about 1070. Ruined in the first quarter of the 19th century, the abbey dates from the 7th century.[4] The church of Notre Dame was consecrated in 1067 in the presence of William the Conqueror[6]

The towers of Jumièges abbey
The river ferry

People linked with the commune[]

  • Maurice Leblanc, writer.
  • Roger Martin du Gard, writer.

See also[]

  • Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Valentin, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Base Mérimée: Abbaye de Bénédictins Saint-Pierre ; dite Abbaye de Jumièges, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  5. ^ Base Mérimée: Chapelle de la-Mère-de-Dieu, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  6. ^ Le Maho, Jacques (2001). Jumièges Abbey. Monum, Éditions du patrimoine. ISBN 2-85822-397-1.

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