Quillebeuf-sur-Seine
Commune in Normandy, France
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Quillebeuf-sur-Seine (French pronunciation: [kijbœf syʁ sɛn], literally Quillebeuf on Seine) is a commune in the north-western part of the Eure department in Normandy in northern France.
Quillebeuf-sur-Seine | |
|---|---|
 The church in Quillebeuf | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Quillebeuf-sur-Seine | |
  Quillebeuf-sur-Seine  Quillebeuf-sur-Seine | |
| Coordinates: 49°28′22″N 0°31′37″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Eure |
| Arrondissement | Bernay |
| Canton | Bourg-Achard |
| Intercommunality | Pont-Audemer / Val de Risle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Carine Boquet[1] |
Area 1 | 10.11 km2 (3.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 859 |
| • Density | 85.0/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27485 /27680 |
| Elevation | 0–23 m (0–75 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Quillebeuf, which is an old port, is located on left bank of the Seine. The town is connected to Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine, in Seine-Maritime via a car ferry.
In the nineteenth century the English artist J.M.W. Turner visited the village four times and produced an oil painting Quillebeuf, Mouth of the Seine as well as several watercolours.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,245 | — |
| 1975 | 1,201 | −0.51% |
| 1982 | 1,100 | −1.25% |
| 1990 | 1,044 | −0.65% |
| 1999 | 1,011 | −0.36% |
| 2007 | 1,020 | +0.11% |
| 2012 | 973 | −0.94% |
| 2017 | 870 | −2.21% |
| 2023 | 859 | −0.21% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
