Quincampoix
| Quincampoix | ||
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  Quincampoix | ||
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Location within Normandy region  Quincampoix | ||
| Coordinates: 49°31′31″N 1°11′07″E / 49.5253°N 1.1853°ECoordinates: 49°31′31″N 1°11′07″E / 49.5253°N 1.1853°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rouen | |
| Canton | Clères | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Portes Nord-Ouest de Rouen | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Éric Herbet | |
| Area1 | 20.34 km2 (7.85 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)2 | 3,023 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76517 / 76230 | |
| Elevation |
80–180 m (260–590 ft) (avg. 166 m or 545 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. | ||
Quincampoix is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in north-western France.
Geography
A farming village situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Rouen at the junction of the D 90, D 928 and the D 51 roads.
Heraldry
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The arms of Quincampoix are blazoned : Per fess 1: Or, a chestnut tree vert issuant from the line of division and 2: Azure, a chevron between a mullet and a toothed wheel and, in saltire, a pitchfork and an ax Or. (created 1977) |
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 846 | — |
| 1800 | 890 | +5.2% |
| 1806 | 865 | −2.8% |
| 1821 | 924 | +6.8% |
| 1831 | 1,053 | +14.0% |
| 1836 | 1,020 | −3.1% |
| 1841 | 1,033 | +1.3% |
| 1846 | 1,070 | +3.6% |
| 1851 | 980 | −8.4% |
| 1856 | 978 | −0.2% |
| 1861 | 962 | −1.6% |
| 1866 | 1,135 | +18.0% |
| 1872 | 944 | −16.8% |
| 1876 | 926 | −1.9% |
| 1881 | 849 | −8.3% |
| 1886 | 886 | +4.4% |
| 1891 | 848 | −4.3% |
| 1896 | 810 | −4.5% |
| 1901 | 849 | +4.8% |
| 1906 | 751 | −11.5% |
| 1911 | 802 | +6.8% |
| 1921 | 778 | −3.0% |
| 1926 | 821 | +5.5% |
| 1931 | 858 | +4.5% |
| 1936 | 855 | −0.3% |
| 1946 | 899 | +5.1% |
| 1954 | 948 | +5.5% |
| 1962 | 969 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 1,022 | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 1,242 | +21.5% |
| 1982 | 1,676 | +34.9% |
| 1990 | 2,107 | +25.7% |
| 1999 | 2,690 | +27.7% |
| 2006 | 3,090 | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 3,023 | −2.2% |
Places of interest
- The church of St. Marguerite, dating from the nineteenth century.
- A sixteenth-century stone cross in the cemetery.
People
- It is the burial place of Jacques Anquetil (1934–1987) a road racing cyclist.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Quincampoix. |
- Official website of Quincampoix (French)
- Quincampoix on the Quid website (French)
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