Le Grand-Quevilly

Le Grand-Quevilly [lə ɡʁɑ̃ kəviji, keviji] is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Le Grand-Quevilly
Commune
The town hall in Le Grand-Quevilly
Coat of arms
Location of Le Grand-Quevilly
Le Grand-Quevilly
Le Grand-Quevilly
Coordinates: 49°24′26″N 1°03′11″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonLe Grand-Quevilly
IntercommunalityMétropole Rouen Normandie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nicolas Rouly[1]
Area
1
11.11 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
25,698
 • Density2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76322 /76120
Elevation1–68 m (3.3–223.1 ft)
(avg. 42 m or 138 ft)
Websitegrandquevilly.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The town is third largest suburb of Rouen, a port with considerable light industry situated just 3 miles (5 kilometres) southwest of the centre of Rouen, at the junction of the D 3, D 492 and the D 338 roads.

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Le Grand-Quevilly is twinned[3] with:

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
17931,241—    
18001,235−0.5%
18061,278+3.5%
18211,460+14.2%
18311,578+8.1%
18361,440−8.7%
18411,585+10.1%
18461,598+0.8%
18511,555−2.7%
18561,557+0.1%
18611,548−0.6%
18661,519−1.9%
18721,613+6.2%
18761,618+0.3%
18811,731+7.0%
18861,813+4.7%
18911,773−2.2%
18962,132+20.2%
19012,048−3.9%
19062,209+7.9%
19112,458+11.3%
YearPop.±%
19214,120+67.6%
19266,264+52.0%
19317,683+22.7%
19368,942+16.4%
19469,857+10.2%
195413,565+37.6%
196218,727+38.1%
196825,611+36.8%
197531,963+24.8%
198231,650−1.0%
199027,658−12.6%
199926,679−3.5%
200626,226−1.7%
200726,162−0.2%
200825,826−1.3%
200925,160−2.6%
201024,930−0.9%
201124,637−1.2%
201224,563−0.3%
201324,967+1.6%
201425,273+1.2%

Heraldry
Arms of Grand-Quevilly
 the arms of Grand-Quevilly are blazoned :
Gules, on a fess sable an escallop between two crosses bottony fitchy argent; all between a leopard Or armed and langued azure and the point of queville Or.

Places of interest
  • The Zénith de Rouen concert hall.
  • The fifteenth-century manor house at Grand Aulnay.
  • The church of Saint-Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.

Notable people

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 12 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. (in French) grandquevilly.fr
  4. "Hinckley, UK - Grand-Quevilly, France twinning". Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council. Retrieved 2013-07-14.


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