Saint-Jouin-Bruneval
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Saint-Jouin-Bruneval | |
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Coordinates: 49°38′38″N 0°09′49″E / 49.6439°N 0.1636°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Le Havre |
Canton | Octeville-sur-Mer |
Intercommunality | Le Havre Seine Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | François Auber[1] |
Area 1 | 18.82 km2 (7.27 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,829 |
• Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76595 /76280 |
Elevation | 0–137 m (0–449 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Jouin-Bruneval (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒwɛ̃ bʁynval]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A farming village in the Pays de Caux, situated some 14 miles (23 km) north of Le Havre, at the junction of the D940, D139 and D111 roads. France's 2nd largest oil-tanker port (built 1973-1975) and oil depot of ‘’Havre-Antifer’’ is entirely within the borders of the commune.
History
During World War II, Operation Biting (also known as the Bruneval Raid) was a successful Combined Operations raid to capture components of a German Würzburg radar set at La Poterie-Cap-d'Antifer and evacuated by the Bruneval beach on 27/28 February 1942.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 880 | — |
1975 | 913 | +0.53% |
1982 | 1,227 | +4.31% |
1990 | 1,437 | +1.99% |
1999 | 1,576 | +1.03% |
2007 | 1,798 | +1.66% |
2012 | 1,868 | +0.77% |
2017 | 1,869 | +0.01% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
See also
References
- ^ Liste des maires du département de la Seine-Maritime, 10 August 2020
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- Official commune website (in French)
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