Oissel

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

Oissel
Oissel railway station
Coat of arms
Location of Oissel
Oissel
Oissel
Coordinates: 49°20′33″N 1°05′32″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonSaint-Étienne-du-Rouvray
IntercommunalityMétropole Rouen Normandie
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Stéphane Barré
Area
1
22.19 km2 (8.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
11,895
  Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76484 /76350
Elevation2–128 m (6.6–419.9 ft)
(avg. 10 m or 33 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 suburban and light industrial town situated by the banks of the river Seine, just 8 miles (13 km) south of Rouen at the junction of the D18 and the D13 roads. Junction 22 of the A13 autoroute is entirely within the commune's borders. SNCF operates a TER rail service here.

Heraldry

Arms of Oissel
The arms of Oissel are blazoned :
Per pale argent and azure, a half-filled alembic gules and a garb Or, and on a chief gules, a leopard Or, armed and langued azure.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19689,949    
197510,501+0.77%
198211,712+1.57%
199011,444−0.29%
199911,053−0.39%
200711,574+0.58%
201211,445−0.22%
201711,895+0.77%
Source: INSEE[2]

People

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The sixteenth century manorhouse, the Manoir de La Chapelle.
  • The Dambray Pavillon, from the seventeenth century.
  • The Château de La Perreuse.

See also

References


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