Gerville
Commune in Normandy, France
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Gerville (French pronunciation: [ʒɛʁvil]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.[2]
Gerville | |
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 The church in Gerville | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Gerville | |
  Gerville  Gerville | |
| Coordinates: 49°41′48″N 0°19′49″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Le Havre |
| Canton | Fécamp |
| Intercommunality | CA Fécamp Caux Littoral |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Estelle Guénot |
Area 1 | 3.01 km2 (1.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | 412 |
| • Density | 137/km2 (355/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76300 /76790 |
| Elevation | 90–125 m (295–410 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 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 village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D79 and D11 roads.
The commune comprises 6 hamlets or place-names: La Mare Chanseuse, Le Bihorel, La Hêtrée, Le Parlement, Le Beau Soleil and Vue-du-Coquet
Heraldry
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The arms of Gerville are blazoned : Argent, on a bend azure between 2 phrygian caps gules, 3 mullets (of 6) voided Or.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 272 | — |
| 1975 | 235 | −2.07% |
| 1982 | 250 | +0.89% |
| 1990 | 351 | +4.33% |
| 1999 | 381 | +0.92% |
| 2007 | 413 | +1.01% |
| 2012 | 377 | −1.81% |
| 2017 | 424 | +2.38% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Michel, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The remains of a 19th-century chateau, destroyed by fire in 1944.
