Graville-Sainte-Honorine
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| local community | Le Havre | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Le Havre | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 30 ' N , 0 ° 10' E | |
| Post Code | 76600 | |
| Incorporation | 1919 | |
Graville-Sainte-Honorine is a former commune in the Seine-Maritime department near Le Havre .
history
It belonged to Guillaume Malet in the 11th century , who took part in the Norman conquest of England . His great-grandson had the surname Malet , which remained to his descendants, the Malet de Graville . The Graville Abbey , dedicated to Saint Honorine de Graville , was part of the Graville seigneurie .
In 1831 the hamlet of Leure was incorporated into Graville and both were renamed Graville-Leure . Leure had 261 inhabitants in 1821. In 1852 Graville gave the hamlet of Leure to Le Havre and called itself Graville-Sainte-Honorine . A shipyard was founded in the 19th century. Graville has been part of the city of Le Havre since 1919. The shipyard was closed.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1856 | 1881 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 | 1911 |
| Residents | 1,206 | 3,789 | 9,441 | 10.599 | 1,609 | 4,473 | 9,344 | 12,012 | 13,273 | 16.405 |
The population of Graville rose sharply from 1793 to 1846, then fell rapidly and rose continuously until the end of local self-government in 1911.
Personalities
- Robert Mazaud (1906–1946), racing car driver
- Auguste Delaune (1908–1943), sports functionary and member of the communist resistance
literature
- Jean Favier : Dictionnaire de la France médiévale . Éditions Fayard, Paris 1993. (Keyword Graville)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leure on cassini.ehess.fr (French)
- ↑ Graville on cassini.ehess.fr (French)