Saint-Nicolas-de-Bliquetuit

Saint-Nicolas-de-Bliquetuit 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]

Saint-Nicolas-de-Bliquetuit
Part of Arelaune-en-Seine
Location of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bliquetuit
Saint-Nicolas-de-Bliquetuit Saint-Nicolas-de-Bliquetuit
Coordinates: 49°30′32″N 0°43′48″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon
Commune	Arelaune-en-Seine
Area ^1	9.23 km^2 (3.56 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]	616
• Density	67/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	76940
Elevation	1–54 m (3.3–177.2 ft) (avg. 10 m or 33 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 farming village situated in a meander of the river Seine, some 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D40, D65 and the D490 roads. The 60m high Pont de Brotonne bridge was, until the middle of the last century, the first crossing point of the Seine.

Population

Historical population of Saint-Nicolas-de-Bliquetuit

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	271	276	371	476	533	492	534
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. Nicholas, dating from the eleventh century.

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)