Le Grand-Quevilly [lə ɡʁɑ̃ kəviji, keviji] is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
Geography
The town is third largest suburb of Rouen, a port with considerable light industry situated just 3 miles (5 kilometres) southwest of the centre of Rouen, at the junction of the D 3, D 492 and the D 338 roads.
Population
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Heraldry
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the arms of Grand-Quevilly are blazoned : Gules, on a fess sable an escallop between two crosses bottony fitchy argent; all between a leopard Or armed and langued azure and the point of queville Or.
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Places of interest
- The Zénith de Rouen concert hall.
- The fifteenth-century manor house at Grand Aulnay.
- The church of Saint-Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
International relations
Le Grand-Quevilly is twinned[5] with:
Ness Ziona, Israel since 1964,
Morondava, Madagascar, since 1964,
Laatzen, Germany, since 1966,
Lévis, Canada, since 1969,
Hinckley,[6] England since 1976.
Notable people
- Laurent Fabius, politician.
- Franck Dubosc, actor and comedian.
- Philippe Torreton, actor and politician
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Le Grand-Quevilly, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ (in French) grandquevilly.fr
- ^ "Hinckley, UK - Grand-Quevilly, France twinning". Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
External links
- Official website (in French)