Pavilly (French pronunciation: [paviji]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Pavilly | |
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 The castle Château d'Esneval | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Pavilly  | |
  Pavilly  Pavilly | |
| Coordinates: 49°34′09″N 0°57′16″E / 49.5692°N 0.9544°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Tierce[1] |
Area 1 | 14.19 km2 (5.48 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 6,121 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76495 /76570 |
| Elevation | 50–166 m (164–545 ft) (avg. 102 m or 335 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editA town of farming and light industry situated by the banks of the river Austreberthe in the Pays de Caux, some 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D4, D142, D22 and the D67 roads.
Heraldry
edit| The arms of Pavilly are blazoned : Quarterly 1: Azure, a cross fleurdelysée Or; 2: Sable, a crozier reversed Or, over which a wolf couchant argent; 3: Sable, a bee argent; and 4: paly Or and azure, a chief gules.
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Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 5,024 | — |
| 1975 | 5,593 | +1.54% |
| 1982 | 5,442 | −0.39% |
| 1990 | 5,729 | +0.64% |
| 1999 | 6,140 | +0.77% |
| 2007 | 6,056 | −0.17% |
| 2012 | 6,235 | +0.58% |
| 2017 | 6,308 | +0.23% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the thirteenth century.
- The chapel of Sainte Austreberthe, all that remains of the thirteenth century priory that was founded by Philibert of Jumièges.
- The fourteenth-century château Esneval, built on the foundations of a feudal castle.
People
edit- Saint Austrebertha, born at Thérouanne (Pas-de-Calais) in 633, died at Pavilly on 10 February 704. She was the first abbess at the convent of Pavilly.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Pavilly.
- Official town website (in French)