Petit-Couronne (French pronunciation: [pəti kuʁɔn]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Petit-Couronne | |
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Commune | |
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![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Petit-Couronne ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 49°23′11″N 1°01′42″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rouen |
Canton | Le Grand-Quevilly |
Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Joël Bigot[1] |
Area 1 | 12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi) |
Population | 8,693 |
• Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76497 /76650 |
Elevation | 2–108 m (6.6–354.3 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
A port town of oil refineries, light industry and forestry situated by the banks of the Seine, just 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D3 and the N338 roads.
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The arms of Petit-Couronne are blazoned : Azure, an anchor argent surmounted by 2 torches in saltire Or, and on a chief wavy azure fimbriatd argent, 3 lions heads erased gules. (created 1986)[citation needed]
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 4,861 | — |
1975 | 5,686 | +2.26% |
1982 | 6,340 | +1.57% |
1990 | 8,122 | +3.14% |
1999 | 8,621 | +0.66% |
2007 | 9,057 | +0.62% |
2012 | 9,278 | +0.48% |
2017 | 8,619 | −1.46% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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