La Neuville-Chant-d'Oisel

La Neuville-Chant-d’Oisel is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

La Neuville-Chant-d’Oisel
The church in La Neuville-Chant-d'Oisel
Location of La Neuville-Chant-d’Oisel
La Neuville-Chant-d’Oisel
La Neuville-Chant-d’Oisel
Coordinates: 49°22′07″N 1°14′38″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonLe Mesnil-Esnard
IntercommunalityMétropole Rouen Normandie
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Julien Demazure
Area
1
21.83 km2 (8.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,240
  Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76464 /76520
Elevation74–162 m (243–531 ft)
(avg. 168 m or 551 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 village of forestry and farming situated some 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D 13, D 138 and the D 294 roads. The commune is on the border with the department of Eure.

Population

Historical population of La Neuville-Chant-d'Oisel
Year1793192119621968197519821990199920062011
Population1447748856896104813621691175118572169
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • A memorial to cyclist Jacques Anquetil, who lived here.
  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The church of St.Austin dating from the sixteenth century at St. Austin.
  • Two châteaux, at La Neuville and at Chant-d'Oisel.
  • A house once owned by writer Guy de Maupassant and later by cyclist Jacques Anquetil.
  • A seventeenth-century stone cross at the cross-roads.

See also

References

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


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