Gerville

Gerville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Gerville
The church in Gerville
Location of Gerville
Gerville
Gerville
Coordinates: 49°41′48″N 0°19′49″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementLe Havre
CantonFécamp
IntercommunalityCA Fécamp Caux Littoral
Area
1
3.01 km2 (1.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
430
  Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76300 /76790
Elevation90–125 m (295–410 ft)
(avg. 102 m or 335 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 farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D79 and D11 roads.
The commune comprises 6 hamlets or place-names: La Mare Chanseuse, Le Bihorel, La Hêtrée, Le Parlement, Le Beau Soleil and Vue-du-Coquet

Heraldry

The arms of Gerville are blazoned :
Argent, on a bend azure between 2 phrygian caps gules, 3 mullets (of 6) voided Or.



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 272    
1975 235−2.07%
1982 250+0.89%
1990 351+4.33%
1999 381+0.92%
2007 413+1.01%
2012 377−1.81%
2017 424+2.38%
Source: INSEE[2]

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Michel, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The remains of a 19th-century chateau, destroyed by fire in 1944.

See also

References



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