Orival, Seine-Maritime
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Orival | |
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 The church in Orival | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Orival  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°18′46″N 0°59′51″E / 49.3128°N 0.9975°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Elbeuf |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Daniel Duchesne[1] |
Area 1 | 9.55 km2 (3.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 839 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76486 /76500 |
| Elevation | 2–131 m (6.6–429.8 ft) (avg. 17 m or 56 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Orival (French pronunciation: [ɔʁival]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime departement in the Normandy region in northern France.
History
The history of the town goes back to Neolithic times, as proved by the finds of Stone-Age tools and mammoth bones in the numerous large caves and the cliffs of the area.
The Romans also left traces of their passing, with the remains of a fanum visible on one of the hills.
King Richard I of England (the Lion Heart) was very active in the region, erecting a castle here in 1195. His brother John of England (known as John Lackland), could not hold on to the territory and the building was already a ruin by 1203.
Heraldry
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The arms of Orival are blazoned : Azure, a base azure, on which a mount from which issuant a tower argent and 2 trees proper, and on a chief gules a leopard Or.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,164 | — |
| 1975 | 1,132 | −0.40% |
| 1982 | 926 | −2.83% |
| 1990 | 1,004 | +1.02% |
| 1999 | 1,071 | +0.72% |
| 2007 | 955 | −1.42% |
| 2012 | 954 | −0.02% |
| 2017 | 913 | −0.87% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Georges, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The ruins of the thirteenth century castle of Roche-Fouet.
