Petit-Couronne (French pronunciation: [pəti kuʁɔn], before 1984: Le Petit-Couronne)[3] is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Petit-Couronne | |
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Pierre Corneille's house | |
Coordinates: 49°23′11″N 1°01′42″E / 49.3864°N 1.0283°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rouen |
Canton | Le Grand-Quevilly |
Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Joël Bigot[1] |
Area 1 | 12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 8,738 |
• Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76497 /76650 |
Elevation | 2–108 m (6.6–354.3 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 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 port town of oil refineries, light industry and forestry situated by the banks of the Seine, just 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D3 and the N338 roads.
Coat of arms
editThe arms of Petit-Couronne are blazoned : Azure, an anchor argent surmounted by 2 torches in saltire Or, and on a chief wavy azure fimbriatd argent, 3 lions heads erased gules. (created 1986)[citation needed]
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Population
editYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 4,861 | — |
1975 | 5,686 | +2.26% |
1982 | 6,340 | +1.57% |
1990 | 8,122 | +3.14% |
1999 | 8,621 | +0.66% |
2007 | 9,057 | +0.62% |
2012 | 9,278 | +0.48% |
2017 | 8,619 | −1.46% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest
editPeople
edit- Pierre Corneille, writer, poet and dramatist once lived here.
- Marcelly, full name Marcel Jules Turmel, Music-hall singer (1882-1966)
- Germaine Beaumont, writer and journalist, was born here.
Twin towns
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Décret du 13 novembre 1984 portant changement de nom de communes, Journal officiel de la République française n° 0270, 18 November 1984, p. 10523.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Petit-Couronne.
- Official town website (in French)
- Website of the Museum of Pierre Corneille (in French)