Grand-Couronne

Not to be confused with Grande Couronne or Grand Couronné.

Grand-Couronne
Grand-Couronne
Location within Upper Normandy region Grand-Couronne
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Grand-Couronne
Intercommunality	CREA
Government
• Mayor	Patrice Dupray
Area1	16.93 km2 (6.54 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	9,507
• Density	560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76319 / 76530
Elevation	2–139 m (6.6–456.0 ft) (avg. 16 m or 52 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Grand-Couronne is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A small suburban town with a huge container port and considerable light industry situated by the banks of the river Seine, some 7 miles (11 km) south of the centre of Rouen, at the junction of the D938, D3 and the D13 roads. The A13 autoroute passes through the southern section of the commune’s territory.

Heraldry

The arms of Grand-Couronne are blazoned : Per fess gules and azure, a leopard Or and a boat Or on 3 bars wavy argent (waves) dimidiated with Per fess azure and gules, a crown Or and a demi toothed wheel argent issuant from the line of division.

Population

Historical population of Grand-Couronne

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	6118	6789	7749	9472	9792	9442	9507
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• A menhir in Milthuit woods, evidence of the presence of a neolithic population.
• The church of St.Martin, dating from the fourteenth century.
• The church of St.Antoine, dating from the nineteenth century.
• The chateau of Grésil .
• The remains of a Benedictine priory.

Twin towns

• Seelze, Germany
• Velten, Germany

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
• Seine-Maritime
• Normandy

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website of Grand-Couronne (French)
• Grand-Couronne on the Quid website (French)