Val-de-Reuil
Commune in Normandy, France
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Val-de-Reuil (French pronunciation: [val də ʁœj]) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in north-western France.[3] It is located south of Rouen in a loop of the Seine. Created as the new town of Le Vaudreuil in 1972, its name was changed to Val-de-Reuil in 1984 to avoid confusion with its neighbour, Le Vaudreuil.[4]
Val-de-Reuil | |
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The menhir of La Basse Crémonville | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Val-de-Reuil | |
  Val-de-Reuil  Val-de-Reuil | |
| Coordinates: 49°17′N 1°13′E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Eure |
| Arrondissement | Les Andelys |
| Canton | Val-de-Reuil |
| Intercommunality | CA Seine-Eure |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc-Antoine Jamet[1] |
Area 1 | 26.61 km2 (10.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 13,245 |
| • Density | 497.7/km2 (1,289/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 27701 /27100 |
| Elevation | 4–120 m (13–394 ft) (avg. 13 m or 43 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
The inhabitants of Val-de-Reuil are called Rolivalois in French. Population data refer to the commune in its geography as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 398 | — |
| 1975 | 378 | −0.73% |
| 1982 | 4,400 | +42.00% |
| 1990 | 11,359 | +12.59% |
| 1999 | 13,245 | +1.72% |
| 2007 | 13,548 | +0.28% |
| 2012 | 13,407 | −0.21% |
| 2017 | 13,063 | −0.52% |
| 2023 | 13,245 | +0.23% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
History
Le Vaudreuil (ensemble urbain) was one of the nine new towns created in France in the beginning of the 1970s.
- June 1972: creation of the Établissement public d'aménagement of the new town of Le Vaudreuil.
- December 1972: creation of the urban community (ensemble urbain) of Le Vaudreuil on the territory of several existing communes including Le Vaudreuil.
- 28 September 1981: the urban community became a commune, created from parts of the communes Incarville, Léry, Porte-Joie, Poses, Saint-Étienne-du-Vauvray, Saint-Pierre-du-Vauvray, Tournedos-sur-Seine and Le Vaudreuil. The new commune was named Vaudreuil-Ex Ensemble Urbain.[6]
- 19 November 1984: the commune changed its name to Val-de-Reuil to avoid confusion with nearby Le Vaudreuil.[4]
- December, 1985: the dissolution of the établissement public d'aménagement, whose competences were transferred into the commune.
- 1996: Val-de-Reuil joined a communauté de communes with Louviers and Incarville.
- 2001: Val-de-Reuil became part of the Communauté d'agglomération Seine-Eure which has its principal centre in Louviers.
Administration
Points of interest
- Biotropica, les jardins animaliers is a zoo covering 10 hectares that was established in 2012.[9][10] The zoo has over 2000 animals, across 200 species.[11]
International relations
Val-de-Reuil is twinned with Workington in the United Kingdom.
