Saint-Denis-le-Thiboult
Encyclopedia
Saint-Denis-le-Thiboult is a commune
in the Seine-Maritime
department in the Haute-Normandie
region in northern France
.
between Ry
and Vascœuil
, some 12 miles (19.3 km) east of Rouen
near the junction of the D12 and the N31
roads. The small river Crevon, a tributary of the Andelle
, flows through the commune.
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 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...
.
Geography
A farming village situated in the Pays de BrayPays de Bray
The Pays de Bray is a small natural region of France situated to the north-east of Rouen, straddling the French départements of the Seine-Maritime and Oise...
between Ry
Ry, Seine-Maritime
Ry is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A farming village situated by the banks of the small river Crevon, some northeast of Rouen at the junction of the D12, D13, D62 and the D93 roads....
and Vascœuil
Vascœuil
Vascœuil is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, some 12 miles (19.3 km) east of Rouen
Rouen
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...
near the junction of the D12 and the N31
Route nationale 31
The Route nationale 31 is a motorway in northern France. It connects the town of Rouen to Reims, it is also the European Route 46.-Route:The road starts in the City of Rouen, the road starts heading east. The road heads through the Foret de Lyons passing the Hetre de la Bunodiere. The road then...
roads. The small river Crevon, a tributary of the Andelle
Andelle
The Andelle is a river of Normandy, France, in length, flowing through the departments of Seine-Maritime and Eure.- Geography :The Andelle has its source in the Pays de Bray in the territory of the commune of Serqueux...
, flows through the commune.
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 294 | 295 | 341 | 409 | 471 | 490 | 516 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The church of St. Denis, dating from the thirteenth century.
- A sixteenth-century manorhouse with a dovecoteDovecoteA dovecote or dovecot is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. Dovecotes may be square or circular free-standing structures or built into the end of a house or barn. They generally contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest. Pigeons and doves were an important food source historically in...
. - The chateau of Ventes.
- A feudal motte and walls.