La Mailleraye-sur-Seine

La Mailleraye-sur-Seine is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Arelaune-en-Seine.[2]

La Mailleraye-sur-Seine
Part of Arelaune-en-Seine
Location of La Mailleraye-sur-Seine
La Mailleraye-sur-Seine La Mailleraye-sur-Seine
Coordinates: 49°28′59″N 0°46′23″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon
Commune	Arelaune-en-Seine
Area ^1	44.58 km^2 (17.21 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]	1,960
• Density	44/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	76940
Elevation	0–136 m (0–446 ft) (avg. 6 m or 20 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A very large village (in area) of forestry and farming situated by the banks of the river Seine, some 16 miles (26 km) west of Rouen, at the junction of the D65, D131 and the D490 roads.

Heraldry

Arms of La Mailleraye-sur-Seine

The arms of La Mailleraye-sur-Seine are blazoned : Gules, fretty Or.

Population

Historical population of La Mailleraye-sur-Seine

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	1584	1601	1670	1694	1810	1833	1960
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

• The church of St.Mathurin, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The remains of a feudal castle.
• A chapel dating from the sixteenth century.
• Some Roman ruins.
• The twelfth century Torps priory.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 16 December 2015 (in French)

External links

• Website of La Mailleraye-sur-Seine (in French)