Bois-Guilbert (French pronunciation: [bwa ɡilbɛʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
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 The chateau of Bois-Guilbert | |
Location of Bois-Guilbert  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°32′52″N 1°24′58″E / 49.5478°N 1.4161°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Le Mesnil-Esnard |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Boucher[1] |
Area 1 | 8.13 km2 (3.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 293 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76107 /76750 |
| Elevation | 115–226 m (377–741 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editA small farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some 19 miles (31 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D41 and the D261 roads.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 215 | — |
| 1975 | 187 | −1.97% |
| 1982 | 166 | −1.69% |
| 1990 | 172 | +0.44% |
| 1999 | 185 | +0.81% |
| 2007 | 227 | +2.59% |
| 2012 | 289 | +4.95% |
| 2017 | 315 | +1.74% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The church of St.Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
- Two châteaux.
People linked with the commune
edit- Pierre de Boisguilbert (1645–1714), an economist.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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