La Mailleraye-sur-Seine

La Mailleraye-sur-Seine (French pronunciation: [la majʁɛ syʁ sɛn]) is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Arelaune-en-Seine.[2]

La Mailleraye-sur-Seine
Location of La Mailleraye-sur-Seine
La Mailleraye-sur-Seine is located in France
La Mailleraye-sur-Seine
La Mailleraye-sur-Seine
La Mailleraye-sur-Seine is located in Normandy
La Mailleraye-sur-Seine
La Mailleraye-sur-Seine
Coordinates: 49°28′59″N 0°46′23″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonNotre-Dame-de-Gravenchon
CommuneArelaune-en-Seine
Area
1
44.58 km2 (17.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,919
  Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
76940
Elevation0–136 m (0–446 ft)
(avg. 6 m or 20 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 very large village (in area) of forestry and farming situated by the banks of the river Seine, some 16 miles (26 km) west of Rouen, at the junction of the D65, D131 and the D490 roads.

Heraldry

Arms of La Mailleraye-sur-Seine
Arms of La Mailleraye-sur-Seine
The arms of La Mailleraye-sur-Seine are blazoned :
Gules, fretty Or.



Population

Historical population of La Mailleraye-sur-Seine
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population1584160116701694181018331960
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Mathurin, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The remains of a feudal castle.
  • A chapel dating from the sixteenth century.
  • Some Roman ruins.
  • The twelfth century Torps priory.

See also

References


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