Gouy, Seine-Maritime

Gouy is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Gouy
The entrance to the Gouy cave
Coat of arms
Location of Gouy
Gouy
Gouy
Coordinates: 49°21′19″N 1°08′54″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonDarnétal
IntercommunalityMétropole Rouen Normandie
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Pierre Breugnot
Area
1
4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
869
  Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76313 /76520
Elevation2–133 m (6.6–436.4 ft)
(avg. 76 m or 249 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 farming village situated by the banks of the river Seine, some 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of the centre of Rouen, at the junction of the D6015 and the D91 roads.

Heraldry

Arms of Gouy
The arms of Gouy are blazoned :
Per fess argent and azure, 2 keys in saltire sable and 3 baguettes palewise 2 & 1 Or.

Population

Historical population of Gouy, Seine-Maritime
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population331348446468644794788
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Pierre and Paul, dating from the twelfth century.
  • Prehistoric finds in caves and graves by the Seine.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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