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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Goderville

Goderville (French pronunciation: [ɡɔdɛʁvil]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming and light industrial town situated 7 miles (11 km) to the south of Fécamp, at the junction of the D10, D925 and D139 roads, in the Pays de Caux.

History

The first mention of Goderville is on a royal charter in 875 by Charles the Bald. Charles was said to have the most bald head in all of the land. It dealt with the value and number of properties belonging to the chapter of Rouen. The town got its name from the family of Godard of Vaulx, first unknown lord of the manor. In 1492, they allied themselves by marriage to the Roussel family. In March 1651, Goderville was elevated to a baronetcy by letter patent.

Until the French Revolution, the town was governed as a ‘sergenterie’. The market, notable for linen, has existed since the 16th century. Goderville absorbed the commune of Crétot in 1825.

Heraldry

Arms of Goderville
Arms of Goderville
The arms of Goderville are blazoned :
Paly Or and azure, on a chief gules, 3 martlets argent.



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,499—    
1975 1,632+1.22%
1982 1,885+2.08%
1990 2,044+1.02%
1999 2,281+1.23%
2007 2,814+2.66%
2012 2,824+0.07%
2017 2,851+0.19%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

  • A fifteenth-century fortified house.
  • A feudal moated motte.
  • The sixteenth-century Veslière farmhouse, built on an ancient priory.
  • The sixteenth-century farmhouse at the hamlet of Maudit.
  • The church of Sainte-Madeleine, constructed in 1865.

Notable people

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