Boos, Seine-Maritime
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| Coordinates: 49°23′19″N 1°12′14″E / 49.3886°N 1.2039°ECoordinates: 49°23′19″N 1°12′14″E / 49.3886°N 1.2039°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rouen | |
| Canton | Boos | |
| Intercommunality | CREA | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Yves Grisel | |
| Area1 | 14.03 km2 (5.42 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 3,102 | |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76116 / 76520 | |
| Elevation |
67–161 m (220–528 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Boos is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A farming and light industrial town situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Rouen at the junction of the D6014, D491 and the D138 roads. Rouen Airport takes up around 25% of the area of the commune’s territory.
Heraldry
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The arms of Boos are blazoned : Gules, a crozier head argent, on a chief azure 3 fleurs de lys Or. |
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 674 | 767 | 1012 | 1236 | 2487 | 2870 | 3102 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Sauveur, dating from the sixteenth century.
- A manorhouse dating from the thirteenth century.
- Vestiges of a feudal castle.
- A sixteenth century dovecote, decorated with glazed tiles.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Boos (Seine-Maritime). |
- Boos on the Quid website (French)
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