Saint-Jouin-Bruneval

Saint-Jouin-Bruneval (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒwɛ̃ bʁynval]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Saint-Jouin-Bruneval
A view of the town centre
A view of the town centre
Location of Saint-Jouin-Bruneval
Saint-Jouin-Bruneval is located in France
Saint-Jouin-Bruneval
Saint-Jouin-Bruneval
Saint-Jouin-Bruneval is located in Normandy
Saint-Jouin-Bruneval
Saint-Jouin-Bruneval
Coordinates: 49°38′38″N 0°09′49″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementLe Havre
CantonOcteville-sur-Mer
IntercommunalityLe Havre Seine Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20202026) François Auber[1]
Area
1
18.82 km2 (7.27 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
1,837
  Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76595 /76280
Elevation0–137 m (0–449 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village in the Pays de Caux, situated some 14 miles (23 km) north of Le Havre, at the junction of the D940, D139 and D111 roads. France's 2nd largest oil-tanker port (built 1973-1975) and oil depot of ‘’Havre-Antifer’’ is entirely within the borders of the commune.

History

During World War II, Operation Biting (also known as the Bruneval Raid) was a successful Combined Operations raid to capture components of a German Würzburg radar set at La Poterie-Cap-d'Antifer and evacuated by the Bruneval beach on 27/28 February 1942.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 880    
1975 913+0.53%
1982 1,227+4.31%
1990 1,437+1.99%
1999 1,576+1.03%
2007 1,798+1.66%
2012 1,868+0.77%
2017 1,869+0.01%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References

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