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La Neuville-Chant-d'Oisel

La Neuville-Chant-d'Oisel is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Geography

A village of forestry and farming situated some 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D 13, D 138 and the D 294 roads. The commune is on the border with the department of Eure.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,447—    
1861 1,306−0.15%
1921 748−0.92%
1962 856+0.33%
1968 896+0.76%
1975 1,048+2.26%
1982 1,362+3.81%
1990 1,691+2.74%
1999 1,751+0.39%
2007 1,918+1.15%
2012 2,228+3.04%
2017 2,240+0.11%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Places of interest

  • A memorial to cyclist Jacques Anquetil, who lived here.
  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The church of St.Austin dating from the sixteenth century at St. Austin.
  • Two châteaux, at La Neuville and at Chant-d'Oisel.
  • A house once owned by writer Guy de Maupassant and later by cyclist Jacques Anquetil.
  • A seventeenth-century stone cross at the cross-roads.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Neuville-Chant-d'Oisel, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE