Le Grand-Quevilly
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| 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) |
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| 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. | |
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Le Grand-Quevilly [lə ɡʁɑ̃ kəviji, keviji] is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
Geography
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]| 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
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]Le Grand-Quevilly is twinned[4] with:
- Israel Ness Ziona, Israel since 1964,
- Madagascar Morondava, Madagascar, since 1964,
- Germany Laatzen, Germany, since 1966,
- Canada Lévis, Canada, since 1969,
- England Hinckley,[5] England since 1976.
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Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Laurent Fabius, politician.
- Franck Dubosc, actor and comedian.
- Philippe Torreton, actor and politician
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ 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
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External links
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- Official website (in French)
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