Boos, Seine-Maritime
Commune in Normandy, France
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Boos (French pronunciation: [bos]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Boos | |
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The manor of the abbey of Saint-Amand | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Boos | |
  Boos Location within France  Boos Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 49°23′19″N 1°12′14″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Le Mesnil-Esnard |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Bruno Grisel[1] |
Area 1 | 14.03 km2 (5.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,975 |
| • Density | 283.3/km2 (733.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76116 /76520 |
| Elevation | 67–161 m (220–528 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A farming and light industrial town situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Rouen at the junction of the D6014, D491 and the D138 roads. Rouen Airport takes up around 25% of the area of the commune's territory.
Heraldry
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The arms of Boos are blazoned : Gules, a crozier head argent, on a chief azure 3 fleurs de lys Or.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 767 | — |
| 1975 | 1,012 | +4.04% |
| 1982 | 1,236 | +2.90% |
| 1990 | 2,487 | +9.13% |
| 1999 | 2,870 | +1.60% |
| 2007 | 3,096 | +0.95% |
| 2012 | 3,334 | +1.49% |
| 2017 | 3,810 | +2.71% |
| 2023 | 3,975 | +0.71% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Sauveur, dating from the sixteenth century.
- A manorhouse dating from the thirteenth century.
- Vestiges of a feudal castle.
- A sixteenth century dovecote, decorated with glazed tiles.
