Bois-Guilbert

Bois-Guilbert
Bois-Guilbert
Location within Normandy region  Bois-Guilbert
Coordinates: 49°32′52″N 1°24′58″E / 49.5478°N 1.4161°ECoordinates: 49°32′52″N 1°24′58″E / 49.5478°N 1.4161°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Buchy
Intercommunality	Moulin d'Écalles
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Bernard Delange
Area^1	8.13 km^2 (3.14 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	212
• Density	26/km^2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	76107 / 76750
Elevation	115–226 m (377–741 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
^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.

Bois-Guilbert is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in north-western France.

Geography

A small farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some 19 miles (31 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D41 and the D261 roads.

Population

Historical population of Bois-Guilbert

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	227	215	187	166	172	185	212
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
• Two châteaux.

People linked with the commune

• Pierre de Boisguilbert (1645–1714), an economist.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
• Seine-Maritime
• Normandy

References

• INSEE

External links

• Bois-Guilbert on the Quid website (French)