Montville, Seine-Maritime

Montville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Montville
Montville railway station
Coat of arms
Location of Montville
Montville
Montville
Coordinates: 49°32′50″N 1°04′35″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonBois-Guillaume
IntercommunalityInter-Caux-Vexin
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Pascal Martin (PR)
Area
1
10.85 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
4,760
  Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76452 /76710
Elevation42–178 m (138–584 ft)
(avg. 51 m or 167 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 small town of forestry farming and light industry situated some 9 miles (14 km) north of Rouen at the junction of the D44, D51 and the D155 roads. SNCF operates a TER train service here. Two small rivers meet here, the Clérette and the Cailly.

Heraldry

Arms of Montville
The arms of Montville are blazoned :
Per fess wavy azure and gules, a barrulet wavy between (in chief) in fess, a toothed wheel between 2 weavers shuttles palewise, and (in base) a plough argent.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19684,139    
19754,111−0.10%
19824,365+0.86%
19904,252−0.33%
19994,644+0.98%
20074,564−0.22%
20124,795+0.99%
20174,760−0.15%
Source: INSEE[2]

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, dating from the eleventh century.
  • A seventeenth century chapel.
  • The château, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The National Firefighters Museum.
  • Several interesting old buildings dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The mairie, housing a tricolor dating from 1789.

Twin towns

See also

References



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