La Rue-Saint-Pierre, Seine-Maritime
La Rue-Saint-Pierre is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. It belongs to the Arrondissement of Rouen and the Canton of Le Mesnil-Esnard (until 2015 Canton of Clères). The inhabitants are called Bocassiens .
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Location of La Rue-Saint-Pierre
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| Coordinates: 49°33′52″N 1°14′51″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Le Mesnil-Esnard |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bruno Léger |
| Area 1 | 7.68 km2 (2.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 785 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76547 /76690 |
| Elevation | 126–182 m (413–597 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A village of farming and a little light industry, situated in the Pays de Caux some 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Rouen, at the junction of the D6, D15 and the D928 roads. La Rue-Saint-Pierre is surrounded by the neighboring villages of Yquebeuf in the north, Estouteville-Écalles in the north-east, Vieux-Manoir in the east, Longuerue in the south-east, Pierreval in the south, Saint-André-sur-Cailly in the west and southwest, and Cailly in the north-west.
The A28 autoroute passes through the commune's south-eastern section.
Politics and Administration
| Period | Identity | Current | |
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| 1985 | Jacques Pollet | Died in office | |
| 1985 | 2008 | René Dubos | |
| 2008 | In progress | Bruno Léger | Vice-president of the Moulin d'Écalles CC (2014 →)
Re-elected for the 2014–2020 term |
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 233 | 249 | 290 | 317 | 346 | 379 | 575 |
| 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.
- A chapel and manor house at Mesnil-Godefroy.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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