Yerville
Commune in Normandy, France
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Yerville (French pronunciation: [jɛʁvil]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Yerville | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Yerville | |
  Yerville  Yerville | |
| Coordinates: 49°40′08″N 0°53′49″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Yvetot |
| Intercommunality | CC Plateau de Caux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Louvel[1] |
Area 1 | 10.42 km2 (4.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,731 |
| • Density | 262.1/km2 (678.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76752 /76760 |
| Elevation | 148–174 m (486–571 ft) (avg. 56 m or 184 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A small farming and light industrial town situated in the Pays de Caux, some 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D929 with the D142 road. The A29 autoroute forms the southern border of the commune's territory.
Heraldry
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The arms of Yerville are blazoned : Azure, a pall Or, on a chief gules a leopard Or.
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,381 | — |
| 1975 | 1,492 | +1.11% |
| 1982 | 1,847 | +3.10% |
| 1990 | 1,948 | +0.67% |
| 1999 | 2,170 | +1.21% |
| 2007 | 2,274 | +0.59% |
| 2012 | 2,414 | +1.20% |
| 2017 | 2,418 | +0.03% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
- Ruins of the sixteenth-century chateau of Thibermesnil.
