Blainville-Crevon
Blainville-Crevon | |
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Coordinates: 49°30′15″N 1°18′07″E / 49.5042°N 1.3019°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rouen |
Canton | Le Mesnil-Esnard |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Picard[1] |
Area 1 | 14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,227 |
• Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76100 /76116 |
Elevation | 83–166 m (272–545 ft) (avg. 94 m or 308 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Blainville-Crevon (French pronunciation: [blɛ̃vil kʁəvɔ̃]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime département of the Normandy region of northern France.[3]
Geography
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Toponymy
Medieval place-name in -ville (from Gallo-Romance VILLA 'farm, estate'). Mentioned as Bleduinvilla in 1050 - 1060. Probably *Bladwinus 'estate, Germanic name *Bladwinus is never recorded, but belongs possibly to the developments of the anthroponymic element blad. A similar name can be recognized in Blainville-sur-l'Eau (Villa Bladini 10th century) 'the estate of Bladinus '[4]
Crevon is a former parrish (Chevron 1068 - 76, Kevron 13th century, Quevron → 16th). Crevon is the metathesis of the Norman Quevron, that is chevron 'beam' in French, that is to say "beam to cross the stream". Now the stream itself is called Crevon. Similar Norman place-name in Manche département Hébécrevon, with personal name Hébert < Herbert.[5]
History
It appeared for the first time in a charter by
It is a village of art, culture and history. A festival of world music named "Archeo-Jazz" takes place here annually at the end of June, in the ruins of the medieval castle.
Heraldry
The arms of Blainville-Crevon are blazoned : Azure, a cross between 20 cross-crosslets (each group of 5 arranged in saltire) argent.
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Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 508 | — |
1975 | 575 | +1.79% |
1982 | 797 | +4.77% |
1990 | 1,096 | +4.06% |
1999 | 1,113 | +0.17% |
2007 | 1,127 | +0.16% |
2012 | 1,191 | +1.11% |
2017 | 1,209 | +0.30% |
Source: INSEE[6] |
Places of interest
- The church of St.Michel, dating from the 15th century.
- The ruins of the 13th-century castle of Ac.
- The château de Mondétour, dating from the 18th century.
People with links to the commune
- Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968), painter and sculptor, was born here.
- Suzanne Duchamp-Crotti (1889–1963), his sister, also a painter.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Commune de Blainville-Crevon (76100), INSEE
- ^ François de Beaurepaire, Les noms des communes et anciennes paroisses de la Seine-Maritime, éditions Picard 1979. p. 45.
- ^ Beaurepaire 63
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
- Official website of Blainville-Crevon (in French)