Gruchet-le-Valasse

Gruchet-le-Valasse

Coat of arms
Gruchet-le-Valasse

Coordinates: 49°33′25″N 0°29′08″E / 49.5569°N 0.4856°E / 49.5569; 0.4856Coordinates: 49°33′25″N 0°29′08″E / 49.5569°N 0.4856°E / 49.5569; 0.4856
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Le Havre
Canton Bolbec
Intercommunality Caux-Vallée de Seine
Government
 • Mayor (2008 - 2014) Didier Peralta (PR)
Area1 14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,623
 • Density 180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 76329 / 76210
Elevation 12–141 m (39–463 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 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.

Gruchet-le-Valasse is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A village of forestry, farming and associated light industry situated in the Pays de Caux, some 15 miles (24 km) east of Le Havre, at the junction of the D173 and D9015 roads.

Heraldry

 The arms of Gruchet-le-Valasse are blazoned :
Gules, 3 leopards Or dimidiated with Or, a double-headed eagle crowned azure.

Population

Historical population of Gruchet-le-Valasse
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population1807185518192317278726822623
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

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References

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