Le Grand-Quevilly
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| Coordinates: 49°24′26″N 1°03′11″E / 49.4072°N 1.0531°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Le Grand-Quevilly |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Rouly[1] |
Area 1 | 11.11 km2 (4.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 25,789 |
| • Density | 2,321/km2 (6,012/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76322 /76120 |
| Elevation | 1–68 m (3.3–223.1 ft) (avg. 42 m or 138 ft) |
| Website | grandquevilly.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Le Grand-Quevilly [lə ɡʁɑ̃ kəviji, keviji] is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
Geography
The town is third largest suburb of Rouen, a port with considerable light industry situated just 3 miles (5 kilometres) southwest of the centre of Rouen, at the junction of the D 3, D 492 and the D 338 roads.
Population
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Heraldry
| the arms of Grand-Quevilly are blazoned : Gules, on a fess sable an escallop between two crosses bottony fitchy argent; all between a leopard Or armed and langued azure and the point of queville Or.
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Places of interest
- The Zénith de Rouen concert hall.
- The fifteenth-century manor house at Grand Aulnay.
- The church of Saint-Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
International relations
Le Grand-Quevilly is twinned[5] with:
- Ness Ziona, Israel since 1964,
- Morondava, Madagascar, since 1964,
- Laatzen, Germany, since 1966,
- Lévis, Canada, since 1969,
- Hinckley,[6] England since 1976.
Notable people
- Laurent Fabius, politician.
- Franck Dubosc, actor and comedian.
- Philippe Torreton, actor and politician
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Grand-Quevilly, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in French) grandquevilly.fr
- ^ "Hinckley, UK - Grand-Quevilly, France twinning". Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Grand-Quevilly.
- Official website (in French)