Limésy
Limésy | |
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 The tomb of Pierre Nicolas Deneuve | |
Location of Limésy  | |
  Limésy  Limésy | |
| Coordinates: 49°36′50″N 0°55′36″E / 49.6139°N 0.9267°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Chemin[1] |
Area 1 | 15.01 km2 (5.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,471 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76385 /76570 |
| Elevation | 67–173 m (220–568 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Limésy (French pronunciation: [limezi]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Historical significance
[edit]Limésy was the origin of one of the greatest and most powerful families in Norman Britain, the de Limesi family. In the Domesday survey of 1086 they held 40 Lordships,[3] and Ralph de Limesy, nephew of William the Conqueror founded Hertford priory.[4] They also held smaller manors all over the Britain such as the manor of Merryfield (Muriefeld 1233) in West Tisted[5] and other lands in the neighboring parish of Ropley.
Geography
[edit]A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux some 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Rouen, at the junction of the D142, D63 and the D67 roads.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,043 | — |
| 1975 | 1,093 | +0.67% |
| 1982 | 1,221 | +1.59% |
| 1990 | 1,199 | −0.23% |
| 1999 | 1,306 | +0.95% |
| 2007 | 1,385 | +0.74% |
| 2012 | 1,467 | +1.16% |
| 2017 | 1,523 | +0.75% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The thirteenth-century château and park.
- Ruins of a château at the hamlet of Brunville.
- The seventeenth-century château of Etennemare.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "The de Limesi Descent re-examined - Foundation for Medieval Genealogy".
- ^ "The de Limesi Descent re-examined - Foundation for Medieval Genealogy".
- ^ "Parishes: West Tisted | British History Online".
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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