Bihorel
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Notre Dame des Anges Church and market in Bihorel | ||
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  Bihorel | ||
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Location within Normandy region  Bihorel | ||
| Coordinates: 49°27′19″N 1°07′01″E / 49.4553°N 1.1169°ECoordinates: 49°27′19″N 1°07′01″E / 49.4553°N 1.1169°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rouen | |
| Canton | Bois-Guillaume | |
| Intercommunality | CREA | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008 -) | Gilbert Renard | |
| Area1 | 2.51 km2 (0.97 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 8,664 | |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (8,900/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76095 / 76420 | |
| Elevation |
80–167 m (262–548 ft) (avg. 157 m or 515 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Bihorel is a commune of the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. 1 January 2012 is started to merge with Bois-Guillaume, but the merge was cancelled in January 2014.
Geography
A suburban and light industrial town forming part of the conglomeration of Rouen, situated at the junction of the D243 and the D443 roads.
Heraldry
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The arms of Bihorel are blazoned : Gules, a bend sinister between in chief a beehive and in base 2 leopards Or, and on a chief azure a knight contourny between an archer contourny and 2 soccer players contourny the sinister one with a ball at his foot, Or. |
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 4072 | 7009 | 9382 | 10121 | 9358 | 9057 | 8664 |
| 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 Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
- A seventeenth century manor house.
Notable people
- Jules Michelet (1798–1874) historian, stayed here many times.
- Charles Nicolle (1866–1936) scientist, had a house here.
Twin towns
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bihorel. |
- Official websitel (French)
- Bihorel on the Quid website (French)
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