Montivilliers
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The abbey cloisters | ||
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Location within Normandy region  Montivilliers | ||
| Coordinates: 49°32′49″N 0°11′20″E / 49.5469°N 0.1889°ECoordinates: 49°32′49″N 0°11′20″E / 49.5469°N 0.1889°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Le Havre | |
| Canton | Montivilliers | |
| Intercommunality | Le Havre | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2015) | Daniel Petit | |
| Area1 | 19.09 km2 (7.37 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 16,451 | |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76447 / 76290 | |
| Elevation |
2–94 m (6.6–308.4 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 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. | ||
Montivilliers is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A large light industrial and farming town by the banks of the river Lézarde in the Pays de Caux, situated just 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Le Havre, at the junction of the D489, D52, D926 and D31 roads.
History
Pre-Roman archaeological discoveries include Bronze Age axes and jade jewelry. The old Roman road from here to Harfleur was destroyed by the English in 1415.
The Abbey Church of Notre-Dame, sometimes referred to as 'Montvilliers Abbey' dates back to 684, although it was destroyed a Viking raid in 850, and rebuilt as a church in both the Romanesque and Gothic styles.
Heraldry
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The arms of Montivilliers are blazoned : Gules, a church argent, the door open, and the bell tower pierced of the field, topped with the head of a crozier Or, between 2 inescutcheons of France, and in base a lizard fesswise vert. (France=Azure, 3 fleurs-de-lys Or) |
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 8427 | 8910 | 10,563 | 15,030 | 17,067 | 16,556 | 16,451 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The nineteenth-century chateau de Colmoulins.
- The church of St.Germain, dating from the fourteenth century.
- The abbey church of Notre-Dame, dating from the eleventh century.
- The abbey museum
- A Protestant church (1787)
- The medieval ramparts.
- The Arboretum du parc de Rouelles is an arboretum set within the Parc de Rouelles.
People
- Isaac de Larrey (1639–1719), French historian was born in Montvilliers
- René Bihel, French footballer was born here in 1916.
- Arthur Good (1853–1928), French engineer, science educator, author, and caricaturist who wrote under the pen-name "Tom Tit".
- Sébastien Lepape, short track speed skater, born here in 1991.[1]
- Jean Prévost, writer, lived here when his father was principal of a local school.
Twin towns
See also
References
- ↑ "Sébastien Lepape". sochi2014.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Montivilliers. |
- Montivilliers official website (French)
- Montivilliers Abbey official website (English)
- Articleand photos about the abbey at Montivilliers (French)
- Abbey Church of Notre-Dame (English)
- Montivilliers on the Quid website (French)
