Maulévrier-Sainte-Gertrude (French pronunciation: [molevʁije sɛ̃t ʒɛʁtʁyd]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, it is located some 24 miles (39 km) northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D40 and D281 and also the D131 and D490 roads.

Heraldry

Arms of Maulévrier-Sainte-Gertrude
Arms of Maulévrier-Sainte-Gertrude
The arms of Maulévrier-Sainte-Gertrude are blazoned :
Quarterly 1: Argent, a tower sable open and pierced of the field; 2: Azure, a greyhound argent, collared gules; 3: Azure, a fess wavy argent, overall a crozier Or palewise; 4: Argent 3 millrinds gules.



Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968621—    
1975685+1.41%
1982905+4.06%
1990922+0.23%
1999905−0.21%
2007912+0.10%
2012985+1.55%
2017987+0.04%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • The church of St. Gertrude, dating from the sixteenth century.
  • The church of St.Léonard, dating from the eleventh century.
  • The thirteenth century donjon.
  • Traces of another feudal castle. [citation needed]

See also

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