Morgny-la-Pommeraye

Morgny-la-Pommeraye is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Morgny-la-Pommeraye
The church in Morgny-la-Pommeraye
Coat of arms
Location of Morgny-la-Pommeraye
Morgny-la-Pommeraye
Morgny-la-Pommeraye
Coordinates: 49°30′41″N 1°15′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonLe Mesnil-Esnard
Area
1
6.48 km2 (2.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,023
  Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76453 /76750
Elevation120–168 m (394–551 ft)
(avg. 164 m or 538 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 some 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Rouen at the junction of the D 12, D 90 and the D 15 roads. SNCF operates a TER train service here.

Heraldry

Arms of Morgny-la-Pommeraye
The arms of Morgny-la-Pommeraye are blazoned :
Azure, a double-headed eagle (??with wings lowered??), and on a chief Or, in pale a mullet of 5 and a crescent gules, between a swan passant and a broom plant vert.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968309    
1975474+6.30%
1982590+3.18%
1990793+3.77%
1999892+1.32%
20071,023+1.73%
20121,003−0.39%
20171,023+0.40%
Source: INSEE[2]

Places of interest

  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The church of St.Madeleine, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The Château de Mondétour.
  • A sixteenth century manorhouse.

See also

References


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