Grainville-Ymauville

Grainville-Ymauville
Grainville-Ymauville
Location within Upper Normandy region Grainville-Ymauville
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Goderville
Intercommunality	Campagne de Caux
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Patrice Roujolle
Area1	6.29 km2 (2.43 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	412
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76317 / 76110
Elevation	93–135 m (305–443 ft) (avg. 105 m or 344 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.

Grainville-Ymauville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 19 miles (31 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D75 and D10 roads. The SNCF railways have a station here.

Heraldry

The arms of Grainville-Ymauville are blazoned : Azure, a chevron argent and in base 6 stalks of wheat arranged as a fan Or, and on a chief argent, 3 roses gules slipped and leaved vert.

Population

Historical population of Grainville-Ymauville

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	223	255	232	317	334	392	412
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-Vigor-et-Notre-Dame, dating from the eighteenth century.
• The eighteenth century chateau de Grainville.

Notable people

• Nicole Fontaine, former president of the European Parliament was born here.

See also

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

References

• INSEE

External links

• Grainville-Ymauville on the Quid website (French)