Orival, Seine-Maritime
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 The church in Orival | |
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| Coordinates: 49°18′46″N 0°59′51″E / 49.3128°N 0.9975°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Elbeuf |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Duchesne[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.55 km2 (3.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 860 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76486 /76500 |
| Elevation | 2–131 m (6.6–429.8 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Orival (French pronunciation: [ɔʁival]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime departement in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A village surrounded by woodland and situated by the banks and cliffs of the river Seine, just 12 miles (19 km) south of Rouen at the junction of the D938, D64 and the D132 roads.
History
The history of the town goes back to
Stone-Age tools and mammoth
bones in the numerous large caves and the cliffs of the area. The
fanum
visible on one of the hills. King
John of England
(known as John Lackland), could not hold on to the territory and the building was already a ruin by 1203.
Heraldry
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The arms of Orival are blazoned : Azure, a base azure, on which a mount from which issuant a tower argent and 2 trees proper, and on a chief gules a leopard Or.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,164 | — |
| 1975 | 1,132 | −0.40% |
| 1982 | 926 | −2.83% |
| 1990 | 1,004 | +1.02% |
| 1999 | 1,071 | +0.72% |
| 2007 | 955 | −1.42% |
| 2012 | 954 | −0.02% |
| 2017 | 913 | −0.87% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Georges, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The ruins of the thirteenth century castle of Roche-Fouet.
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.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Orival (Seine-Maritime).
- Official Website of Orival (in French)
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