Bois-Guillaume
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rouen | |
| Canton | Bois-Guillaume (main town) | |
| Community association | Métropole Rouen Normandy | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 28 ' N , 1 ° 7' E | |
| height | 52-171 m | |
| surface | 8.85 km 2 | |
| Residents | 13,796 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,559 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 76230 | |
| INSEE code | 76108 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-bois-guillaume.fr/ | |
Bois-Guillaume is a French municipality with 13,796 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Seine-Maritime in the region Normandy . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Rouen and the canton of the same name, Bois-Guillaume , of which it is the capital.
geography
The municipality is located in the metropolitan area north of Rouen . Neighboring municipalities are Isneauville in the northeast, Saint-Martin-du-Vivier in the east, Bihorel in the southeast, Rouen in the south, Mont-Saint-Aignan in the west and Houppeville in the northwest.
history
The municipality was merged with the municipality of Bihorel on January 1, 2012 and was called Bois-Guillaume-Bihorel . However, the merger was rejected by a court order on June 18, 2013 and reversed in late 2013. Since then both have been independent parishes again.
Personalities
- Alphonse Thys (1807–1879), died in Bois-Guillaume, composer
- Robert Bréard (1894–1973), born in Bois-Guillaume, composer
- Micheline Ostermeyer (1922–2001), died in Bois-Guillaume, athlete and pianist
- Jean Chapot (1930–1998), born in Bois-Guillaume, film director, screenwriter and film producer
- Etienne François (* 1943), born in Bois-Guillaume, German-French historian
- François Hollande (* 1954), President of the French Republic , lived in Bois-Guillaume when he was a child
Town twinning
- Vilaplana , Spain
- Torgiano , Italy
- Wejherowo , Poland
- Uelzen , Germany
- Kegworth , Leicestershire County , England
