Franqueville-Saint-Pierre

Franqueville-Saint-Pierre
Franqueville-Saint-Pierre
Location within Upper Normandy region Franqueville-Saint-Pierre
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Boos
Intercommunality	CREA
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Yves Husson
Area1	8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	5,553
• Density	650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76475 / 76520
Elevation	75–162 m (246–531 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft)
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.

Franqueville-Saint-Pierre is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A small light industrial and farming town situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of the centre of Rouen, at the junction of the D7, D138 and the D6014 roads.

Heraldry

The arms of Franqueville-Saint-Pierre are blazoned : Azure, a chevron between 2 cocks respectant Or, a tower argent.

Population

Historical population of Franqueville-Saint-Pierre

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1209	1888	2320	3551	4230	5099	5553
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 twentieth century ’Hotel de Ville’ (town hall), built by Richard + Schoeller.
• The church of St.Pierre, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the eleventh century.
• A seventeenth-century chateau, built in brick.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
• Seine-Maritime
• Normandy

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website of the commune (French)
• Franqueville-Saint-Pierre on the Quid website (French)