Houppeville | |
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![]() An aerial view of Houppeville | |
Coordinates: 49°30′48″N 1°04′49″E / 49.5133°N 1.0803°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rouen |
Canton | Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville |
Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Monique Bourget[1] |
Area 1 | 20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 2,884 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76367 /76770 |
Elevation | 39–169 m (128–554 ft) (avg. 154 m or 505 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Houppeville (French pronunciation: [upvil]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
[edit]A large village of forestry and farming, surrounded by woodland and situated just 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the centre of Rouen, at the junction of the D90, D121 and the D321 roads.
Heraldry
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The arms of Houppeville are blazoned : Or, on a bend gules a leopard and a fleur-de-lys of the field, overall a tree eradicated vert.
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Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,112 | — |
1975 | 1,346 | +2.77% |
1982 | 1,901 | +5.06% |
1990 | 2,378 | +2.84% |
1999 | 2,405 | +0.13% |
2007 | 2,396 | −0.05% |
2012 | 2,567 | +1.39% |
2017 | 2,784 | +1.64% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the eleventh century.
- The Arboretum de Forêt Verte
See also
[edit]References
[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.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
[edit]- Unofficial website of the commune (in French)