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Montivilliers
The abbey cloisters 
MontivilliersLocation within Upper Normandy region
MontivilliersAdministration Country France Region Upper Normandy Department Seine-Maritime Arrondissement Le Havre Canton Montivilliers Intercommunality Le Havre Mayor Daniel Petit
(2008–2015)Statistics Elevation 2–94 m (6.6–308 ft)
(avg. 8 m/26 ft)Land area1 19.09 km2 (7.37 sq mi) Population2 16,451 (2006) - Density 862 /km2 (2,230 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 76447/ 76290 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. Coordinates: 49°32′49″N 0°11′20″E / 49.5469444444°N 0.188888888889°E
Montivilliers is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie 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 'Montvilliers Abbey' dates back to 684, although it was destroyed a Viking raid in 850, and rebuilt as a church in both the Romanesque and Gothic styles.Heraldry
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
Population history 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 8427 8910 10,563 15,030 17,067 16,556 16,451 Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates 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
- René Bihel, French footballer was born here in 1916.
- Jean Prévost, writer, lived here when his father was principal of a local school.
Twin towns
See also
References
External links
- Montivilliers official website (French)
- Montivilliers Abbey official website (English)
- Articleand photos about the abbey at Montivilliers (French)
- Abbey Church of Notre-Dame (English)
- Montivilliers on the Quid website (French)
Categories:- Communes of Seine-Maritime
- Le Havre geography stubs
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