Ouville-la-Rivière
Commune in Normandy, France
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Ouville-la-Rivière (French pronunciation: [uvil la ʁivjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
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| Coordinates: 49°52′25″N 0°57′37″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Dieppe |
| Canton | Dieppe-1 |
| Intercommunality | CC Terroir de Caux |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Loïc Paillard[1] |
Area 1 | 6.34 km2 (2.45 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 452 |
| • Density | 71.3/km2 (185/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76492 /76860 |
| Elevation | 7–74 m (23–243 ft) (avg. 9 m or 30 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The commune is a village of farming and light industry situated by the banks of the river Saâne in the Pays de Caux at the junction of the D 27, D 54 and the D 925 roads, 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Dieppe.
Population
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Places of interest
- A yew tree nearly 1000 years old.
- The eighteenth-century château de Tous les Mesnils, open to visitors on weekend afternoons in the summer.
- The manorhouse du Tessy, now a guesthouse.
- The château d'Ouville, damaged during World War II, and not yet completely rebuilt.
- The church of St. Gilles, dating from the eleventh century.
- A sixteenth-century stone cross.
