Saint-Vigor-d'Ymonville
Encyclopedia
Saint-Vigor-d’Ymonville is a commune
in the Seine-Maritime
department in the Haute-Normandie
region in northern France
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village, by the banks of the Seine
, in the Pays de Caux
, situated some 12 miles (19.3 km) east of Le Havre
, at the junction of the D10 and D112 roads. The commune has two distinct parts: the north contains the village, farms and woodland
, the south, separated by the A131 autoroute
and the canal de Tancarville, has some port activity, quarrying and reclaimed marshland
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...
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Geography
A farming and light industrialLight industry
Light industry is usually less capital intensive than heavy industry, and is more consumer-oriented than business-oriented...
village, by the banks of the Seine
Seine
The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...
, in the Pays de Caux
Pays de Caux
The Pays de Caux is an area in Normandy occupying the greater part of the French département of Seine Maritime in Haute-Normandie. It is a chalk plateau to the north of the Seine Estuary and extending to the cliffs on the English Channel coast - its coastline is known as the Côte d'Albâtre...
, situated some 12 miles (19.3 km) east of Le Havre
Le Havre
Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total...
, at the junction of the D10 and D112 roads. The commune has two distinct parts: the north contains the village, farms and woodland
Woodland
Ecologically, a woodland is a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade. Woodlands may support an understory of shrubs and herbaceous plants including grasses. Woodland may form a transition to shrubland under drier conditions or during early stages of...
, the south, separated by the A131 autoroute
A131 autoroute
Autoroute 131 links the A13 and Le Havre.The motorway starts at exit 26 on the A13 and ends in the outskirts of Le Havre.It is operated by the Société des Autoroutes de Paris Normandie . Its total length is . Apart from the Pont de Tancarville where a toll is applicable, the motorway is toll-free....
and the canal de Tancarville, has some port activity, quarrying and reclaimed marshland
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 567 | 571 | 647 | 757 | 835 | 859 | 971 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
- The twelfth-century church of St. Vigor.
- The ruins of the mediaeval prioryPrioryA priory is a house of men or women under religious vows that is headed by a prior or prioress. Priories may be houses of mendicant friars or religious sisters , or monasteries of monks or nuns .The Benedictines and their offshoots , the Premonstratensians, and the...
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