Bourville (French pronunciation: [buʁvil]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department, region of Normandy, northern France

Bourville
The church in Bourville
The church in Bourville
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Bourville is located in France
Bourville
Bourville
Bourville is located in Normandy
Bourville
Bourville
Coordinates: 49°47′44″N 0°49′15″E / 49.7956°N 0.8208°E / 49.7956; 0.8208
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementDieppe
CantonSaint-Valery-en-Caux
IntercommunalityCC Côte d'Albâtre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Didier Boullard[1]
Area
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6.61 km2 (2.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
285
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76134 /76740
Elevation63–114 m (207–374 ft)
(avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Dieppe, at the junction of the D108 and the D237 roads.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 433—    
1975 373−2.11%
1982 410+1.36%
1990 318−3.13%
1999 313−0.18%
2007 293−0.82%
2012 294+0.07%
2017 297+0.20%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the twelfth century.
  • The seventeenth-century chateau de Tonneville.
  • The seventeenth-century church at Tonneville.

Notable people

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  • Actor Bourvil (André Raimbourg) spent all his childhood in the village and its name inspired his stage name.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE