Gouy, Seine-Maritime

Gouy
Gouy
Commune
	The entrance to the Gouy Cave
	Coat of arms
	Location of Gouy
	Gouy Gouy
	Coordinates: 49°21′19″N 1°08′54″E / 49.3553°N 1.1483°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Darnétal
Intercommunality	Métropole Rouen Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Breugnot
Area 1	4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Population (2021)	895
• Density	180/km2 (470/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 (French pronunciation: [ɡwi]) 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
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	348	—
1975	446	+3.61%
1982	468	+0.69%
1990	644	+4.07%
1999	794	+2.35%
2007	819	+0.39%
2012	798	−0.52%
2017	869	+1.72%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Places of interest

The church of St.Pierre and Paul, dating from the twelfth century.
Prehistoric finds in caves and graves by the Seine.^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Base Mérimée: Grotte préhistorique, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

External links

Official website (in French)

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[pophist-3] Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

[4] Base Mérimée: Grotte préhistorique, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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