Pissy-Pôville

Pissy-Pôville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. The 19th-century historian Théodore Bachelet (1820–1879) was born in this village.

Pissy-Pôville
Commune
A railway tunnel in Pissy-Pôville
Location of Pissy-Pôville
Pissy-Pôville Pissy-Pôville
Coordinates: 49°31′46″N 0°59′38″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Paul Leseillier[1]
Area ^1	11.26 km^2 (4.35 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[2]	1,264
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76503 /76360
Elevation	47–144 m (154–472 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 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 farming village situated some 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D6015, D47 and the D104 roads. The A151 autoroute passes through the commune's territory.

History

The commune was formed in 1822 through the merger of the towns of Pissy and Pôville.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	568	—
1975	683	+2.67%
1982	947	+4.78%
1990	1,089	+1.76%
1999	1,256	+1.60%
2007	1,284	+0.28%
2012	1,248	−0.57%
2017	1,264	+0.26%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the thirteenth century.
• A sixteenth century manorhouse with a dovecote.
• Traces of a Roman villa.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

1. Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE