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Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon (French pronunciation: [nɔtʁ dam də ɡʁavɑ̃ʃɔ̃]) is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine.[2]

Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon
Port-Jérôme-Gravenchon Refinery on the bank of the Seine
Location of Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon
Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon
Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon
Coordinates: 49°29′24″N 0°34′19″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementLe Havre
CantonNotre-Dame-de-Gravenchon
CommunePort-Jérôme-sur-Seine
Area
1
18.74 km2 (7.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
8,823
  Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
76330
Elevation0–138 m (0–453 ft)
(avg. 35 m or 115 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography


A small town with a huge industrial area (Port-Jérome) to the southwest with farming and woodland to the north and east, in the Pays de Caux, situated by the banks of the river Seine, some 20 miles (32 km) east of Le Havre, at the junction of the D81, D373 and D110 roads.


History



Heraldry


Arms of Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon
Arms of Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon
The arms of Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon are blazoned :
Per fess 1: per pale A: gules, a demi-lion issuant from the per pale line and B: Azure, the outline of a drakkar on waves argent; and 2: Vert, 2 stalks of wheat in saltire argent and in chief 3 chemical flasks outlined, and half full argent, middle one largest; all the lines of division fimbriated.




Population


Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19625,488    
19686,273+2.25%
19758,335+4.14%
19828,963+1.04%
19908,901−0.09%
19998,618−0.36%
Source: EHESS[4]

Economy


Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon features a large industrial complex centered around the Seine river. The industrial area is dominated by Port-Jérôme-Gravenchon Refinery run by Esso.


Places of interest



Twinning


Notre Dame de Gravenchon is twinned with Street, a village in Somerset, a county in the south west of England and Isny im Allgäu a city in the South of Baden-Würrtemberg, Germany and also Rubano in Northern Italy.


See also



References


  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 30 November 2015 (in French)
  3. armées.com. "Armées.com - Escape Report Sgt Nekervis". Xn--armes-dsa.com. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon, EHESS. (in French)






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