Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville
Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville | |
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The village and abbey | |
Location of Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 49°26′39″N 0°57′46″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Seine-Maritime |
Arrondissement | Rouen |
Canton | Barentin |
Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Hubert Saint |
Area 1 | 12.91 km2 (4.98 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,521 |
• Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 76614 /76840 |
Elevation | 2–134 m (6.6–439.6 ft) (avg. 26 m or 85 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 residential village situated by the banks of the river Seine, some 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Rouen at the junction of the D67, D267 and the D982 roads.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 875 | 970 | 1191 | 1389 | 1551 | 1504 | 1497 |
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 abbey church
- The abbey church of St. Georges, dating from the twelfth century.
- twelfth century vestiges of the abbey (cloisters and halls etc.)
- Ancient wood framed houses.
- The thirteenth century Templars manorhouse at Genetay.
- Ruins of the old castle of Genetay.
- The sixteenth century chapel of St. Gorgon.
People
- Jean-Pierre Aumer, ballet choreographer, died here in 1833
- Louis Fabulet, translator of the works of Rudyard Kipling lived here.
- The marriage of musician David Hallyday and model Estelle Lefébure took place here in 1989
- Jean Lecanuet, politician, is buried in the abbey
Twin towns
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See also
- Saint-Georges de Boscherville Abbey
- Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
Bibliography
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