Montivilliers

Montivilliers

Montivilliers

Commune in Normandy, France

Montivilliers (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tivilje][3][4][5] or [mɔ̃tivije][6][7][8]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

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Geography

A large light industrial and farming town by the banks of the river Lézarde in the Pays de Caux, situated just 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Le Havre, at the junction of the D489, D52, D926 and D31 roads.

History

Pre-Roman archaeological discoveries include Bronze Age axes and jade jewelry. The old Roman road from here to Harfleur was destroyed by the English in 1415.
The Abbey Church of Notre-Dame, sometimes referred to as the Montivilliers Abbey dates back to 684, although it was destroyed by a Viking raid in 850, and rebuilt as a church in both the Romanesque and Gothic styles.

Heraldry

Arms of Montivilliers
 The arms of Montivilliers are blazoned :
Gules, a church argent, the door open, and the bell tower pierced of the field, topped with the head of a crozier Or, between 2 inescutcheons of France, and in base a lizard fesswise vert. (France=Azure, 3 fleurs-de-lys Or)



Population

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Places of interest

  • The nineteenth-century chateau de Colmoulins.
  • The church of St. Germain, dating from the fourteenth century.
  • The abbey church of Notre-Dame, dating from the eleventh century.
  • The abbey museum
  • A Protestant church (1787)
  • The medieval ramparts.
  • The Arboretum du parc de Rouelles is an arboretum set within the Parc de Rouelles.

People

Twin towns

See also

References

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    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
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    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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    Municipales 2020 : débat à Montivilliers, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2021-05-14
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    L'abbaye de Montivilliers (Seine-Maritime) fermée après un mouvement de poutres, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2021-05-14
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    Montivilliers bascule à droite, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2021-05-14
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    A Montivilliers, la collecte de la banque alimentaire est hausse par rapport à l'année dernière, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2021-05-14
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    Théâtre à Montivilliers : au-delà du handicap, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2021-05-14
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    Une enquête ouverte pour homicide après la découverte du corps mutilé d'un docker à Montivilliers, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2021-05-14
  9. [9]
    Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  10. [10]
    "Sébastien Lepape". sochi2014.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
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