Saint-Jouin-Bruneval
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Le Havre | |
| Canton | Octeville-sur-Mer | |
| Community association | Canton de Criquetot-l'Esneval | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 39 ′ N , 0 ° 10 ′ E | |
| height | 0-137 m | |
| surface | 18.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,869 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 99 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 76280 | |
| INSEE code | 76595 | |
| Website | st-jouin-bruneval.fr | |
 View of the town center |
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Saint-Jouin-Bruneval is a French commune with 1,869 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Seine-Maritime in the region Normandy . It belongs to the canton of Octeville-sur-Mer and allocated to the Arrondissement of Le Havre .
geography
Saint-Jouin is located on Cape d'Antifer on the English Channel . On its territory is Antifer , a large coastal oil terminal that was built from 1973 to 1975. This terminal belongs to the Grand port maritime du Havre . It can unload supertankers of up to 600,000 t and is the second largest oil port in France.
history
In 1823 the municipalities of Saint-Jouin and Bruneval merged to become Saint-Jouin-Bruneval . Between 1912 and 1950 the municipality was called Saint-Jouin-sur-Mer .
On February 27, 1942, near Bruneval (French place name La Poterie-Cap-d'Antifer ), a British commando with the participation of French Resistance fighters captured important components of a Würzburg radar used by the Wehrmacht . During Operation Biting , the troops landed with parachutes at night and raided the German position. With the dismantled components and a captured technician, the soldiers returned to England in boats.
As part of the commemoration of the Resistance , Bruneval was the site of a famous speech by General Charles de Gaulle , which he gave on March 30, 1947 on the occasion of the unveiling of a monument there.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
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| Residents | 817 | 880 | 913 | 1,227 | 1,437 | 1,576 | 1,823 |
economy
Between 1967 and 1975 the Suez Canal was closed due to tensions in the Middle East and oil tankers had to take the much longer route around the Cape of Good Hope . In response, larger tankers were put into service, but they were too draft to call at the old port of Le Havre . That is why it was decided to build an outer port in Saint-Jouin-Bruneval. However, the timing turned out to be unfavorable, because in the year the deep sea port opened, the Suez Canal, which is basically not passable for the new super tankers, was reopened. In order to improve the capacity utilization of the port of Saint-Jouin-Bruneval, it is planned to convert it into a dock for liquid gas tankers . However, this would involve renewed renovations and further expansion, which is met with fierce resistance from part of the local population.
Attractions
- Church (16th century)
- Château de La Marguerite (18th century)
- Château du Clos des Fées (bizarre architecture)
Saint-Jouin church
La Marguerite Castle
Antifer oil port
Saint-Jouin beach
Events
- Fête patronale ("Name Day") on the first Sunday in July.
- The official inauguration of the Mémorial de Bruneval is planned for June 24, 2012 on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Operation Biting . 30 years earlier, the 40th anniversary had been celebrated on a large scale; then President François Mitterrand and Prince Charles attended.
