Saint-Jouin-Bruneval (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒwɛ̃ bʁynval]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Saint-Jouin-Bruneval
A view of the town centre
A view of the town centre
Location of Saint-Jouin-Bruneval
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Saint-Jouin-Bruneval is located in France
Saint-Jouin-Bruneval
Saint-Jouin-Bruneval
Saint-Jouin-Bruneval is located in Normandy
Saint-Jouin-Bruneval
Saint-Jouin-Bruneval
Coordinates: 49°38′38″N 0°09′49″E / 49.6439°N 0.1636°E / 49.6439; 0.1636
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementLe Havre
CantonOcteville-sur-Mer
IntercommunalityLe Havre Seine Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Auber[1]
Area
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18.82 km2 (7.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,829
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76595 /76280
Elevation0–137 m (0–449 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 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 in the Pays de Caux, situated some 14 miles (23 km) north of Le Havre, at the junction of the D940, D139 and D111 roads. France's 2nd largest oil-tanker port (built 1973-1975) and oil depot of ‘’Havre-Antifer’’ is entirely within the borders of the commune.

History

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During World War II, Operation Biting (also known as the Bruneval Raid) was a successful Combined Operations raid to capture components of a German Würzburg radar set at La Poterie-Cap-d'Antifer and evacuated by the Bruneval beach on 27/28 February 1942.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 880—    
1975 913+0.53%
1982 1,227+4.31%
1990 1,437+1.99%
1999 1,576+1.03%
2007 1,798+1.66%
2012 1,868+0.77%
2017 1,869+0.01%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 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
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