Oissel
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Oissel | |
Coordinates: 49°20′33″N 1°05′32″E / 49.3425°N 01.0922°ECoordinates: 49°20′33″N 1°05′32″E / 49.3425°N 01.0922°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rouen |
Canton | Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray |
Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Barré |
Area 1 | 22.19 km2 (8.57 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 12,102 |
• Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76484 /76350 |
Elevation | 2–128 m (6.6–419.9 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Oissel (French pronunciation: [wasɛl]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography[]
A suburban and light industrial town situated by the banks of the river Seine, just 8 miles (13 km) south of Rouen at the junction of the D18 and the D13 roads. Junction 22 of the A13 autoroute is entirely within the commune's borders. SNCF operates a TER rail service here.
Heraldry[]
The arms of Oissel are blazoned : Per pale argent and azure, a half-filled alembic gules and a garb Or, and on a chief gules, a leopard Or, armed and langued azure.
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Population[]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 9,949 | — |
1975 | 10,501 | +0.77% |
1982 | 11,712 | +1.57% |
1990 | 11,444 | −0.29% |
1999 | 11,053 | −0.39% |
2007 | 11,574 | +0.58% |
2012 | 11,445 | −0.22% |
2017 | 11,895 | +0.77% |
Source: INSEE[2] |
People[]
- Daniel Horlaville, footballer born in 1945.
- Raoul Grimoin-Sanson (1860–1941), cinematographic inventor.
- Grégory Tafforeau, footballer born in 1976.
- Thierry Foucaud, 1954-, Politician.
Places of interest[]
- The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The sixteenth century manorhouse, the Manoir de La Chapelle.
- The Dambray Pavillon, from the seventeenth century.
- The Château de La Perreuse.
See also[]
- Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links[]
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Categories:
- Communes of Seine-Maritime
- Rouen geography stubs