Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville

Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville
Commune
The village and abbey
Location of Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville
Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville
Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville
Coordinates: 49°26′39″N 0°57′46″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonBarentin
IntercommunalityMétropole Rouen Normandie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Chauvin[1]
Area
1
12.91 km2 (4.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
1,521
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76614 /76840
Elevation2–134 m (6.6–439.6 ft)
(avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A residential village situated by the banks of the river Seine, some 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Rouen at the junction of the D67, D267 and the D982 roads.

Population
Historical population of Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population87597011911389155115041497
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 abbey church
  • The abbey church of St. Georges, dating from the twelfth century.
  • twelfth century vestiges of the abbey (cloisters and halls etc.)
  • Ancient wood framed houses.
  • The thirteenth century Templars manorhouse at Genetay.
  • Ruins of the old castle of Genetay.
  • The sixteenth century chapel of St. Gorgon.

People

Twin towns

See also

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.

Bibliography
  • Gilbert Fromager, Le Canton de Duclair à l'aube du XXe siècle, Duclair, 1986 ISBN 2-9501653-0-3
  • Gilbert Fromager, Le Canton de Duclair 1925-1950, Duclair, 1993 ISBN 2-9501653-1-1
  • Le Patrimoine des communes de la Seine-Maritime, tome 1, éditions Flohic, 1997 ISBN 2-84234-017-5


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