Orival, Seine-Maritime

Orival
Orival
Commune
	The church in Orival
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 49°18′46″N 0°59′51″E / 49.3128°N 0.9975°ECoordinates: 49°18′46″N 0°59′51″E / 49.3128°N 0.9975°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Elbeuf
Intercommunality	Métropole Rouen Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Duchesne
Area 1	9.55 km2 (3.69 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	904
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76486 /76500
Elevation	2–131 m (6.6–429.8 ft) ; (avg. 17 m or 56 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Orival is a commune in the Seine-Maritime departement in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography[]

A village surrounded by woodland and situated by the banks and cliffs of the river Seine, just 12 miles (19 km) south of Rouen at the junction of the D938, D64 and the D132 roads.

History[]

The history of the town goes back to Neolithic times, as proved by the finds of Stone-Age tools and mammoth bones in the numerous large caves and the cliffs of the area.
The Romans also left traces of their passing, with the remains of a fanum visible on one of the hills.
King Richard I of England (the Lion Heart) was very active in the region, erecting a castle here in 1195. His brother John of England (known as John Lackland), could not hold on to the territory and the building was already a ruin by 1203.

Heraldry[]

	The arms of Orival are blazoned : Azure, a base azure, on which a mount from which issuant a tower argent and 2 trees proper, and on a chief gules a leopard Or.