Tourville-la-Rivière (French pronunciation: [tuʁvil la ʁivjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Tourville-la-Rivière
The town hall in Tourville-la-Rivière
The town hall in Tourville-la-Rivière
Coat of arms of Tourville-la-Rivière
Location of Tourville-la-Rivière
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Tourville-la-Rivière is located in France
Tourville-la-Rivière
Tourville-la-Rivière
Tourville-la-Rivière is located in Normandy
Tourville-la-Rivière
Tourville-la-Rivière
Coordinates: 49°19′44″N 1°06′22″E / 49.329°N 1.106°E / 49.329; 1.106
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonCaudebec-lès-Elbeuf
IntercommunalityMétropole Rouen Normandie
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Agnès Cercel[1]
Area
1
8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,568
 • Density320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76705 /76410
Elevation2–82 m (6.6–269.0 ft)
(avg. 11 m or 36 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 small farming and light industrial town situated by the banks of the Seine, some 9 miles (14 km) south of Rouen at the junction of the D144, D7 and the D13 roads.
Junction 21 of the A13 autoroute is within the commune's borders. SNCF operates a TER rail service to the town. A huge new shopping centre was opened here in 2006.

Heraldry

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Arms of Tourville-la-Rivière
The arms of the commune of Tourville-la-Rivière are blazoned :
Bendy argent and azure, a crowned lion gules between 3 escallops Or.



Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,102—    
1975 1,419+3.68%
1982 1,828+3.68%
1990 1,886+0.39%
1999 2,280+2.13%
2007 2,287+0.04%
2012 2,474+1.58%
2017 2,501+0.22%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • The shopping centre.
  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The seventeenth-century chateau of Tourville at Bédane, with a dovecote built in 1691 and a 15th-century chapel.
  • A seventeenth-century stone cross.
  • A Roman necropolis of 150 to 200 tombs with pottery and coins all discovered during the building of the SNCF railway.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  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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