Bois-Guillaume

Bois-Guillaume is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Bois-Guillaume
Commune
A general view of Bois-Guillaume
Coat of arms
Location of Bois-Guillaume
Bois-Guillaume
Bois-Guillaume
Coordinates: 49°27′41″N 1°06′33″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
CantonBois-Guillaume
IntercommunalityMétropole Rouen Normandie
Government
 • MayorGilbert Renard
Area
1
8.85 km2 (3.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
13,796
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76108 /76230
Elevation52–171 m (171–561 ft)
(avg. 167 m or 548 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The town is a wealthy, residential hilltop suburb of Rouen, semi-rural, semi-suburban with a little farming and some light industry. It is considered part of Greater Rouen, being just 3 miles (4.8 km) to the northeast, at the junction of the D43 and the D928 roads.

History

Bois-Guillaume was originally a Gallo-Roman settlement of which few traces remain. In 1040, William the Conqueror's mother built a country house on the hill; the area thus came to be known variously as Boscum Guillelmi or Bosco Willelmi, later becoming Bois-Guillaume.
By 1892, the town was large enough to split into two, thus creating the neighboring commune of Bihorel.

On 1 January 2012, the communes Bihorel and Bois-Guillaume started to merge into the new commune of Bois-Guillaume-Bihorel, but this was cancelled in January 2014.

Activities

Bois-Guillaume is well known for its tranquility. No bars are open at night time - people used to go out in Rouen [2] (city center). You can have fun in several parks, it's a nice place for young and adults people to relax. Some soccer pitches are also opened for public (and for free). During sunny days, young people meet up there to play some random games.

Heraldry
Arms of Bois-Guillaume
 The arms of Bois-Guillaume are blazoned :
Per pale azure and gules, a garb, and in pale 2 lions Or. The line of division is fimbriated Or.

Population
Historical population of Bois-Guillaume
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population7253878295909323101591196813370
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 the Trinity, dating from the fifteenth century.
  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • The Château des Cinq-Bonnets.
  • A Carmelite monastery.

Health

There are different hospitals and clinics in Bois-Guillaume.

The Bois-Guillaume hospital is one of the facilities of the Rouen University Hospital Center.

There are also the Cedar Clinic, St. Anthony Clinic and the French Red Cross, with Bois-Guillaume Hospital and Training Institute.

Sports

In Bois-Guillaume, there are several riding clubs, a football club, a tennis club, volleyball, table tennis, judo, aikibudo and a golf training course.

Notable people

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See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Rouen - Rouen website.
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