Franqueville-Saint-Pierre

Franqueville-Saint-Pierre
Franqueville-Saint-Pierre
Commune
	Town hall
	Coat of arms
	Location of Franqueville-Saint-Pierre
	Franqueville-Saint-Pierre Franqueville-Saint-Pierre
	Coordinates: 49°24′04″N 1°10′48″E / 49.401°N 1.180°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Le Mesnil-Esnard
Intercommunality	Métropole Rouen Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Guilbert
Area 1	8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Population (2021)	6,067
• Density	710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76475 /76520
Elevation	75–162 m (246–531 ft) ; (avg. 140 m or 460 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Franqueville-Saint-Pierre (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃kvil sɛ̃ pjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A small light industrial and farming town situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of the centre of Rouen, at the junction of the D7, D138 and the D6014 roads.

Heraldry

Arms of Franqueville-Saint-Pierre	The arms of Franqueville-Saint-Pierre are blazoned : Azure, a chevron between 2 cocks respectant Or, a tower argent.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,888	—
1975	2,320	+2.99%
1982	3,551	+6.27%
1990	4,230	+2.21%
1999	5,099	+2.10%
2007	5,483	+0.91%
2012	6,119	+2.22%
2017	6,123	+0.01%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Places of interest

The twentieth century Hôtel de Ville (town hall), built by Richard + Schoeller.
The church of St.Pierre, dating from the seventeenth century.
The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the eleventh century.
A seventeenth-century chateau, built in brick.