Gouy, Seine-Maritime

Gouy
Gouy
	Commune
	The entrance to the Gouy cave
	Coat of arms
	Location of Gouy
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	Coordinates: 49°21′19″N 1°08′54″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Darnétal
Intercommunality	Métropole Rouen Normandie
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Pierre Breugnot
Area 1	4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	869
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76313 /76520
Elevation	2–133 m (6.6–436.4 ft) ; (avg. 76 m or 249 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

A farming village situated by the banks of the river Seine, some 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of the centre of Rouen, at the junction of the D6015 and the D91 roads.

Heraldry

Arms of Gouy	The arms of Gouy are blazoned : Per fess argent and azure, 2 keys in saltire sable and 3 baguettes palewise 2 & 1 Or.

Population

Historical population of Gouy, Seine-Maritime
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	331	348	446	468	644	794	788
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 and Paul, dating from the twelfth century.
Prehistoric finds in caves and graves by the Seine.

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References

"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

Website about the grotto of Gouy (in French)

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[1] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.