Montivilliers

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Montivilliers
Commune
The abbey cloisters
The abbey cloisters
Coat of arms of Montivilliers
Coat of arms
Location of Montivilliers
Montivilliers is located in France
Montivilliers
Montivilliers
Coordinates: 49°32′49″N 0°11′20″E / 49.5469°N 0.1889°E / 49.5469; 0.1889Coordinates: 49°32′49″N 0°11′20″E / 49.5469°N 0.1889°E / 49.5469; 0.1889
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementLe Havre
CantonLe Havre-2
IntercommunalityLe Havre Seine Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jérôme Dubost
Area
1
19.09 km2 (7.37 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
15,564
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76447 /76290
Elevation2–94 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 (French pronunciation: ​[mɔ̃tivilje][2][3][4] or [mɔ̃tivije][5][6][7]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy 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 the Montivilliers Abbey dates back to 684, although it was destroyed by a Viking raid in 850, and rebuilt as a church in both the Romanesque and Gothic styles.

Heraldry[]

Arms of Montivilliers
 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)



Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19688,910—    
197510,563+2.46%
198215,030+5.17%
199017,067+1.60%
199916,556−0.34%
200716,241−0.24%
201216,243+0.00%
201715,612−0.79%
Source: INSEE[8]

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 .

People[]

  • Isaac de Larrey (1639–1719), French historian was born in Montvilliers
  • René Bihel, French footballer was born here in 1916.
  • Arthur Good (1853–1928), French engineer, science educator, author, and caricaturist who wrote under the pen-name "Tom Tit".
  • Sébastien Lepape, short track speed skater, born here in 1991.[9]
  • Lys Mousset, professional footballer for Sheffield United F.C.
  • Édouard Mendy, professional footballer for Chelsea F.C.
  • Jean Prévost, writer, lived here when his father was principal of a local school.

Twin towns[]

  • Germany Nordhorn, Germany since 1963.

See also[]

  • Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Municipales 2020 : débat à Montivilliers, retrieved 2021-05-14
  3. ^ L'abbaye de Montivilliers (Seine-Maritime) fermée après un mouvement de poutres, retrieved 2021-05-14
  4. ^ Montivilliers bascule à droite, retrieved 2021-05-14
  5. ^ A Montivilliers, la collecte de la banque alimentaire est hausse par rapport à l'année dernière, retrieved 2021-05-14
  6. ^ Théâtre à Montivilliers : au-delà du handicap, retrieved 2021-05-14
  7. ^ Une enquête ouverte pour homicide après la découverte du corps mutilé d'un docker à Montivilliers, retrieved 2021-05-14
  8. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  9. ^ "Sébastien Lepape". sochi2014.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.

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