Oissel-sur-Seine
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Coat of arms of Oissel-sur-Seine Coat of arms | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Barré[1] |
Area 1 | 22.19 km2 (8.57 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76484 /76350 |
| Elevation | 2–128 m (6.6–419.9 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Oissel-sur-Seine (before 2025: Oissel,[2] French pronunciation: [wasɛl]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
[edit | edit source]A suburban and light industrial town situated by the banks of the river Seine, just 8 miles (13 km) south of Rouen at the junction of the D18 and the D13 roads. Junction 22 of the A13 autoroute is entirely within the commune's borders. SNCF operates a TER rail service here.
History
[edit | edit source]The area around Oissel-sur-Seine was a common place for Viking raiders because of its location on the Seine river, during their raids on Francia. Eventually, the Vikings settled on one of the islands near Oissel and made it into a base, calling the island "Thorhólmr" meaning "Thor's Island".[3]
During the battle of France, 9 June 1940, the French blew up several bridges and crossings over the Seine river around Oissel-sur-Seine to halt the German advance, including Viaduc de Oissel and Pont de Tourville-la-Rivière.[4]
Heraldry
[edit | edit source]| The arms of Oissel are blazoned : Per pale argent and azure, a half-filled alembic gules and a garb Or, and on a chief gules, a leopard Or, armed and langued azure.
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Population
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 9,949 | — |
| 1975 | 10,501 | +0.77% |
| 1982 | 11,712 | +1.57% |
| 1990 | 11,444 | −0.29% |
| 1999 | 11,053 | −0.39% |
| 2007 | 11,574 | +0.58% |
| 2012 | 11,445 | −0.22% |
| 2017 | 11,895 | +0.77% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Sport
[edit | edit source]CMS Oissel is a football club based in the commune, who play their home games at Stade Marcel Billard.[6]
People
[edit | edit source]- Daniel Horlaville, footballer born in 1945.
- Raoul Grimoin-Sanson (1860–1941), cinematographic inventor.
- Grégory Tafforeau, footballer born in 1976.
- Thierry Foucaud, 1954-, Politician.
Places of interest
[edit | edit source]- The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The sixteenth century manorhouse, the Manoir de La Chapelle.
- The Dambray Pavillon, from the seventeenth century.
- The Château de La Perreuse.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Décret No. 2025-34 du 8 janvier 2025 portant changement du nom de communes
- ^ Hjardar, Kim, "Vikingernes Største Slag", Turbine, 2020
- ^ Sur l'Île aux Bœufs pendant la première partie de la Seconde Guerre mondiale (https://fr.calameo.com/read/001680599ae22682d5db9)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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External links
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- Oissel-sur-Seine official website (in French)
- Pictures of Oissel-sur-Seine, the photoblog of an osselien.
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