Val-de-Reuil
Val-de-Reuil (French pronunciation: [val də ʁœj]) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in north-western France. It is located south of Rouen in a loop of the Seine. Created as the new town of Le Vaudreuil in 1972, its name was changed to Val-de-Reuil in 1984 to avoid confusion with its neighbour, Le Vaudreuil.
Population
The inhabitants of Val-de-Reuil are called Rolivalois.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 398 | — |
| 1975 | 378 | −0.73% |
| 1982 | 4,400 | +42.00% |
| 1990 | 11,359 | +12.59% |
| 1999 | 13,245 | +1.72% |
| 2007 | 13,548 | +0.28% |
| 2012 | 13,407 | −0.21% |
| 2017 | 13,063 | −0.52% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
History
Le Vaudreuil (ensemble urbain) was one of the nine new towns created in France in the beginning of the 1970s.
- June 1972: creation of the Établissement public d'aménagement of the new town of Le Vaudreuil.
- December 1972: creation of the urban community (ensemble urbain) of Le Vaudreuil on the territory of several existing communes including Le Vaudreuil.
- 28 September 1981: the urban community became a commune, created from parts of the communes Incarville, Léry, Porte-Joie, Poses, Saint-Étienne-du-Vauvray, Saint-Pierre-du-Vauvray, Tournedos-sur-Seine and Le Vaudreuil. The new commune was named Vaudreuil-Ex Ensemble Urbain.
- 19 November 1984: the commune changed its name to Val-de-Reuil to avoid confusion with nearby Le Vaudreuil.
- December, 1985: the dissolution of the établissement public d'aménagement, whose competences were transferred into the commune.
- 1996: Val-de-Reuil joined a communauté de communes with Louviers and Incarville.
- 2001: Val-de-Reuil became part of the Communauté d'agglomération Seine-Eure which has its principal centre in Louviers.
Administration
Val-de-Reuil is the seat of a canton, which includes eight communes and has a total population of 20,422 (2021).
Points of interest
- Les jardins animaliers du parc zoologique is a zoo covering 10 hectares that was established in 2012. The zoo has over 2000 animals, across 200 species.
International relations
Val-de-Reuil is twinned with Workington in the United Kingdom.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Commune de Val-de-Reuil, INSEE
- ^ Décret du 13 novembre 1984 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0270, 18 November 1984, p. 10523.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Commune supprimée de Vaudreuil-Ex-Ensemble Urbain". INSEE.
- ^ "Décret n° 2014-241 du 25 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Eure | Legifrance". Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ Populations légales 2021: 27 Eure, INSEE
- ^ "EN IMAGES. Retour sur les 10 ans du parc Biotropica à Val-de-Reuil". France 3 Normandie. 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Biotropica animal gardens in VAL-DE-REUIL". Normandy Tourism, France.
- ^ "Val-de-Reuil : Biotropica présente de nouvelles espèces à découvrir cet été". actu.fr. 21 July 2023.
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