Bois-Guilbert

Bois-Guilbert is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Bois-Guilbert
Commune
The chateau of Bois-Guilbert
Location of Bois-Guilbert
Bois-Guilbert Bois-Guilbert
Coordinates: 49°32′52″N 1°24′58″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Le Mesnil-Esnard
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Boucher[1]
Area ^1	8.13 km^2 (3.14 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	315
• Density	39/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76107 /76750
Elevation	115–226 m (377–741 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A small farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some 19 miles (31 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D41 and the D261 roads.

Population

Historical population of Bois-Guilbert

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	227	215	187	166	172	185	212
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
• Two châteaux.

People linked with the commune

• Pierre de Boisguilbert (1645–1714), an economist.

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. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.