Le Petit-Quevilly (French pronunciation: [lə pəti kəviji], locally [le p(ə)ti kəvili]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department, region of Normandy, France.
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 The chapel of Saint-Julien in Le Petit-Quevilly | |
Location of Le Petit-Quevilly  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°25′52″N 1°03′14″E / 49.4311°N 1.0539°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Le Petit-Quevilly |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Charlotte Goujon[1] |
Area 1 | 4.35 km2 (1.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 21,782 |
| • Density | 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76498 /76140 |
| Elevation | 3–33 m (9.8–108.3 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 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 residential and light industrial suburb situated inside a meander of the river Seine on the opposite bank to Rouen city centre, at the junction of the D3 and the N338 roads.
Population
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Sports
editUS Quevilly-Rouen is based in the commune.
Places of interest
edit- The recently restored church of St. Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The church of St. Antoine.
- The church of St. Bernadette, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The recently restored chapel of St. Julien, dating from the twelfth century.
- The seventeenth century manorhouse of Queval.
- Vestiges of a Carthusian monastery.
- An old cottonmill, restored and now used as offices and a college.
- Amable-et-Micheline-Lozai Stadium
People
edit- Jean Trévoux, racing driver was born here in 1905.
- Daniel Horlaville, retired professional footballer was born here in 1945.
- Patrice Rio, retired professional footballer was born here in 1948.
- Valérie Fourneyron, politician was born here in 1959.
- Catherine Morin-Desailly, politician was born here in 1960.
- Alain Blondel, retired decathlete was born here in 1962.
- Patrick Pouyanné, CEO of Total was born here in 1963.
- Franck Dubosc, actor and comedian was born here in 1963.
See also
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edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "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 Le Petit-Quevilly, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Petit-Quevilly.
- Official website of Petit Quevilly (in French)