Montivilliers
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Coordinates: 49°32′49″N 0°11′20″E / 49.5469°N 0.1889°ECoordinates: 49°32′49″N 0°11′20″E / 49.5469°N 0.1889°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Le Havre |
Canton | Le Havre-2 |
Intercommunality | Le Havre Seine Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme Dubost |
Area 1 | 19.09 km2 (7.37 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 15,564 |
• Density | 820/km2 (2,100/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 (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[]
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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[]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 8,910 | — |
1975 | 10,563 | +2.46% |
1982 | 15,030 | +5.17% |
1990 | 17,067 | +1.60% |
1999 | 16,556 | −0.34% |
2007 | 16,241 | −0.24% |
2012 | 16,243 | +0.00% |
2017 | 15,612 | −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[]
Nordhorn, Germany since 1963.
See also[]
- Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Municipales 2020 : débat à Montivilliers, retrieved 2021-05-14
- ^ L'abbaye de Montivilliers (Seine-Maritime) fermée après un mouvement de poutres, retrieved 2021-05-14
- ^ Montivilliers bascule à droite, retrieved 2021-05-14
- ^ A Montivilliers, la collecte de la banque alimentaire est hausse par rapport à l'année dernière, retrieved 2021-05-14
- ^ Théâtre à Montivilliers : au-delà du handicap, retrieved 2021-05-14
- ^ Une enquête ouverte pour homicide après la découverte du corps mutilé d'un docker à Montivilliers, retrieved 2021-05-14
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Sébastien Lepape". sochi2014.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Montivilliers. |
- Montivilliers official website (in French)
- Montivilliers Abbey official website (in English)
- Articleand photos about the abbey at Montivilliers (in French)
- Abbey Church of Notre-Dame (in English)
- Communes of Seine-Maritime
- Le Havre geography stubs