Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville
Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
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The abbey church
Geography
A residential village situated by the banks of the river Seine, some 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Rouen at the junction of the D67, D267 and the D982 roads.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1968 | 970 | — |
1975 | 1,191 | +2.98% |
1982 | 1,389 | +2.22% |
1990 | 1,551 | +1.39% |
1999 | 1,504 | −0.34% |
2007 | 1,446 | −0.49% |
2012 | 1,460 | +0.19% |
2017 | 1,521 | +0.82% |
Source: INSEE |
Places of interest
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- The abbey church of St. Georges, dating from the twelfth century.
- twelfth century vestiges of the abbey (cloisters and halls etc.)
- Ancient wood-framed houses.
- Manoir de l'Aumônerie, the thirteenth century Templars manorhouse at Genetay.
- Ruins of the old castle of Genetay.
- The sixteenth century chapel of St. Gorgon.
People
- Jean-Pierre Aumer, ballet choreographer, died here in 1833
- Louis Fabulet, translator of the works of Rudyard Kipling lived here.
- The marriage of musician David Hallyday and model Estelle Lefébure took place here in 1989
- Jean Lecanuet, politician, is buried in the abbey
Twin towns
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Bibliography
- Gilbert Fromager, Le Canton de Duclair à l'aube du XXe siècle, Duclair, 1986 ISBN 2-9501653-0-3
- Gilbert Fromager, Le Canton de Duclair 1925-1950, Duclair, 1993 ISBN 2-9501653-1-1
- Le Patrimoine des communes de la Seine-Maritime, tome 1, éditions Flohic, 1997 ISBN 2-84234-017-5
External links
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