Malaunay
Commune in Normandy, France
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Malaunay (French pronunciation: [malonɛ]) is a commune of the Rouen Metropolis in the Seine-Maritime department in Normandy, Northwestern France.
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The Malaunay viaduct | |
 Location of Malaunay | |
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| Coordinates: 49°31′37″N 1°02′28″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville |
| Intercommunality | Rouen Metropolis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Guillaume Coutey[1] |
Area 1 | 9.25 km2 (3.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 6,221 |
| • Density | 673/km2 (1,740/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76402 /76770 |
| Elevation | 34–169 m (112–554 ft) (avg. 67 m or 220 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Malaunay is a town lying along the banks of the River Cailly, some 9 miles (14 km) north of Rouen, at the junction of the D51, D155 and the D927 roads. Agriculture, farming and light industry are the mainstay of the local economy.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,230 | — |
| 1975 | 4,875 | +2.05% |
| 1982 | 5,065 | +0.55% |
| 1990 | 5,784 | +1.67% |
| 1999 | 6,022 | +0.45% |
| 2007 | 5,906 | −0.24% |
| 2012 | 5,940 | +0.11% |
| 2017 | 6,110 | +0.57% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St.Nicolas, dating from the nineteenth century.
- An old manorhouse.
