La Vaupalière
| La Vaupalière | |
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  La Vaupalière | |
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Location within Normandy region  La Vaupalière | |
| Coordinates: 49°29′19″N 0°59′45″E / 49.4886°N 0.9958°ECoordinates: 49°29′19″N 0°59′45″E / 49.4886°N 0.9958°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Delalonde |
| Area1 | 8.0 km2 (3.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 1,009 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76728 / 76150 |
| Elevation |
50–138 m (164–453 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
La Vaupalière is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
Geography
A village of forestry, farming and a little light industry, situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Rouen, at the junction of the D267, D43 and the D94 roads. The A151 autoroute passes through the commune’s south-eastern section.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 512 | 555 | 668 | 845 | 902 | 1026 | 1009 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | |||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Léonard, dating from the sixteenth century.
- A manor house called the chateau of Parquet, from the seventeenth century.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Vaupalière. |
- La Vaupalière on the Quid website (French)
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