Jumièges (French pronunciation: [ʒymjɛʒ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
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 Ruins of the abbey of Jumièges | |
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| Coordinates: 49°26′04″N 0°49′17″E / 49.4344°N 0.8214°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Barentin |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen-Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Julien Delalandre[1] |
| Area 1 | 18.75 km2 (7.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,726 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76378 /76480 |
| Elevation | 0–83 m (0–272 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 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 forestry and farming village situated in a meander of the river Seine, some 21 kilometres (13 mi) west of Rouen, at the junction of the D 65 and the D 143 roads. A ferry service operates here, connecting the commune with the south and west sides of the river.
Heraldry
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The arms of Jumièges are blazoned : Azure, a cross Or between 4 keys addorsed argent.
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Demography
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Places of interest
edit- The church of St. Valentin, dating from the eleventh century.[5]
- The ruins of the tenth-century church of St.Pierre (part of the abbey)[6]
- An eighteenth-century chapel.[7]
- Several lesser buildings dating from the eleventh century.
Jumièges Abbey
editIt is best known as the site of Jumièges Abbey, a typical Norman abbey of the Romanesque period, and the home of the pro-Norman chronicler William of Jumièges who wrote the Gesta Normannorum Ducum about 1070. Ruined in the first quarter of the 19th century, the abbey dates from the 7th century.[6] The church of Notre Dame was consecrated in 1067 in the presence of William the Conqueror.[8]
People linked with the commune
edit- Maurice Leblanc, writer.
- Roger Martin du Gard, writer.
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.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Jumièges, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise Saint-Valentin, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ a b Base Mérimée: Abbaye de Bénédictins Saint-Pierre ; dite Abbaye de Jumièges, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Base Mérimée: Chapelle de la-Mère-de-Dieu, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Le Maho, Jacques (2001). Jumièges Abbey. Monum, Éditions du patrimoine. ISBN 2-85822-397-1.
External links
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- History website of Jumièges (in French)