Montivilliers | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 49°32′49″N 0°11′20″E / 49.5469°N 0.1889°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Le Havre |
Canton | Le Havre-2 |
Intercommunality | Le Havre Seine Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jérôme Dubost[1] |
Area 1 | 19.09 km2 (7.37 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 15,457 |
• Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76447 /76290 |
Elevation | 2–94 m (6.6–308.4 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Montivilliers (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tivilje][3][4][5] or [mɔ̃tivije][6][7][8]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
A large light industrial and farming town by the banks of the river Lézarde in the Pays de Caux, situated just 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Le Havre, at the junction of the D489, D52, D926 and D31 roads.
Pre-Roman archaeological discoveries include Bronze Age axes and jade jewelry. The old Roman road from here to Harfleur was destroyed by the English in 1415.
The Abbey Church of Notre-Dame, sometimes referred to as the Montivilliers Abbey dates back to 684, although it was destroyed by a Viking raid in 850, and rebuilt as a church in both the Romanesque and Gothic styles.
The arms of Montivilliers are blazoned : Gules, a church argent, the door open, and the bell tower pierced of the field, topped with the head of a crozier Or, between 2 inescutcheons of France, and in base a lizard fesswise vert. (France=Azure, 3 fleurs-de-lys Or)
|
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1968 | 8,910 | — |
1975 | 10,563 | +2.46% |
1982 | 15,030 | +5.17% |
1990 | 17,067 | +1.60% |
1999 | 16,556 | −0.34% |
2007 | 16,241 | −0.24% |
2012 | 16,243 | +0.00% |
2017 | 15,612 | −0.79% |
Source: INSEE[9] |