Bois-Guillaume
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Bois-Guillaume is a commune
in the Seine-Maritime
department in the Haute-Normandie
region
in northern France
.
, semi-rural, semi-suburban with a little farming and some light industry
. It is considered part of Greater Rouen, being just 3 miles (4.8 km) to the northeast, at the junction of the D43 and the D928 roads.
By 1892, the town was large enough to split into two, thus creating the neighboring commune of Bihorel
.
, Germany
Torgiano
, Italie Kegworth
, England
Baix Camp
, Espagne
Rouko
, Burkina Faso
Tikare
, Burkina Faso
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime is a French department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre...
department in the Haute-Normandie
Haute-Normandie
Upper Normandy is one of the 27 regions of France. It was created in 1984 from two départements: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continues to provoke controversy, and some continue to call for reuniting the two regions...
region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Geography
The town is a wealthy, residential hilltop suburb of RouenRouen
Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...
, semi-rural, semi-suburban with a little farming and some light industry
Light industry
Light industry is usually less capital intensive than heavy industry, and is more consumer-oriented than business-oriented...
. It is considered part of Greater Rouen, being just 3 miles (4.8 km) to the northeast, at the junction of the D43 and the D928 roads.
History
Bois-Guillaume was originally a Gallo-Roman settlement of which few traces remain. In 1040, William the Conqueror's mother built a country house on the hill; the area thus came to be known variously as Boscum Guillelmi or Bosco Willelmi, later becoming Bois-Guillaume.By 1892, the town was large enough to split into two, thus creating the neighboring commune of Bihorel
Bihorel
-Population:-Places of interest:* The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.* A seventeenth century manor house.-Notable people:* Jules Michelet historian, stayed here many times....
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Heraldry
Population
Places of interest
- The church of the Trinity, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The Château des Cinq-Bonnets.
- A Carmelite monasteryMonasteryMonastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
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Notable people
- François HollandeFrançois HollandeFrançois Gérard Georges Hollande is a French politician. From 1997 to 2008, he was the First Secretary of the French Socialist Party. He has also served as a Deputy of the National Assembly of France, representing the first constituency of Corrèze, since 1997. He previously represented that seat...
, politician, born 1954 - Grégory TafforeauGrégory TafforeauGrégory Tafforeau is a French Norman footballer who plays for SM Caen as a defender.- Career :...
, footballer, born 1976
Twin towns
UelzenUelzen
Uelzen is a town in northeast Lower Saxony, Germany, and capital of the county of Uelzen. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, a Hanseatic town and an independent municipality....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Torgiano
Torgiano
Torgiano is a comune in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 10 km southeast of Perugia.Torgiano borders the following municipalities: Bastia Umbra, Bettona, Deruta, Perugia.- History :...
, Italie Kegworth
Kegworth
Kegworth is a large village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
Baix Camp
Baix Camp
Baix Camp is a comarca of Catalonia in northeastern Spain. It is one of the three comarques into which Camp de Tarragona was divided in the comarcal division of 1936....
, Espagne
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Rouko
Rouko
Rouko is a town in the Rouko Department of Bam Province in northern-central Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Rouko Department and has a population of 6 247.-External links:*...
, Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
Tikare
Tikaré, Burkina Faso
Tikaré is a town in Bam Province, Burkina Faso. It is the capital of the Tikare Department and had a population of 5,344....
, Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...