Graimbouville

Graimbouville
Graimbouville
Location within Upper Normandy region Graimbouville
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc
Intercommunality	Saint Romain de Colbosc
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Sylvain Vasse
Area1	6.4 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	574
• Density	90/km2 (230/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76314 / 76430
Elevation	98–127 m (322–417 ft) (avg. 101 m or 331 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Graimbouville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D234 and D434 roads. The A29 autoroute passes through the southern tip of the commune.

Population

Historical population of Graimbouville

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	258	315	390	375	409	496	574
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St. Pierre & St.Paul, dating from the eleventh century.
• The motte of a 12th-century castle.
• The sixteenth century chateau de Goutimesnil.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
• Seine-Maritime
• Normandy

References

• INSEE

External links

• Graimbouville on the Quid website (French)