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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Esteville

Esteville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the region of Normandy, France.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D15 and the D57 roads.

Heraldry

Arms of Esteville
Arms of Esteville
The arms of Esteville are blazoned :
Gules, a chevron between 2 plates and a fallow deer head argent, on a chief Or a castle gules between 2 trefoils vert.



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 261—    
1975 320+2.95%
1982 428+4.24%
1990 378−1.54%
1999 376−0.06%
2007 529+4.36%
2012 514−0.57%
2017 495−0.75%
Source: INSEE

Notable people

Abbé Pierre, priest and founder of the Emmaus movement, lived here for more than 20 years and was buried here, alongside 20 of his companions and his secretary, Lucie Coutaz who assisted him for much of his life. A centre of the Emmaus Movement, housing youngsters in difficulty, was built here where the priest's own private room may still be seen. Today his grave has become a place of meditation and the village of Esteville sometimes receives between 300 and 500 visitors per day.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Sulpice, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The church of St.Clotilde, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The seventeenth-century chateau.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE