Tourville-sur-Arques (French pronunciation: [tuʁvil syʁ aʁk], literally Tourville on Arques) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
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 The church in Tourville-sur-Arques | |
Location of Tourville-sur-Arques  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°51′32″N 1°06′08″E / 49.8589°N 1.1022°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Dieppe-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Région Dieppoise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yoann Collin[1] |
Area 1 | 5.9 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,193 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76707 /76550 |
| Elevation | 20–113 m (66–371 ft) (avg. 105 m or 344 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editA farming village situated by the banks of the river Scie in the Pays de Caux, some 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Dieppe at the junction of the D254, D70 and the D23 roads.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 687 | — |
| 1975 | 750 | +1.26% |
| 1982 | 877 | +2.26% |
| 1990 | 1,012 | +1.81% |
| 1999 | 1,080 | +0.73% |
| 2007 | 1,176 | +1.07% |
| 2012 | 1,235 | +0.98% |
| 2017 | 1,234 | −0.02% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The church of St. Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The sixteenth-century château of Miromesnil, with its park and gardens.
People
edit- Guy de Maupassant, French writer, was born at the château in 1850.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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