Pissy-Pôville

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Paul Lesellier^[1]Area11.26 km² (4.35 sq mi)Population1,281 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation47–144 m (154–472 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pissy-Pôville (French pronunciation: [pisi povil]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. The 19th-century historian Théodore Bachelet (1820–1879) was born in this village.

Geography

A farming village situated approximately 9 miles (14 km) northwest of Rouen, at the junction of the D6015, D47 and the D104 roads. The A151 autoroute passes through the commune's territory.

History

The commune was formed in 1822 through the merger of the towns of Pissy and Pôville.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	568	—
1975	683	+2.67%
1982	947	+4.78%
1990	1,089	+1.76%
1999	1,256	+1.60%
2007	1,284	+0.28%
2012	1,248	−0.57%
2017	1,264	+0.26%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the thirteenth century.
• A sixteenth century manorhouse with a dovecote.
• Traces of a Roman villa.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References