Lillebonne
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Le Havre | |
| Canton | Bolbec | |
| Community association | Caux Seine agglo | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 31 ' N , 0 ° 32' E | |
| height | 0-133 m | |
| surface | 14.66 km 2 | |
| Residents | 8,894 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 607 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 76170 | |
| INSEE code | 76384 | |
| Website | https://www.lillebonne.fr/ | |
Lillebonne is a French municipality with 8894 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Seine-Maritime in the region Normandy . It belongs to the arrondissement of Le Havre and the canton of Bolbec .
history
Antiquity
For a time Lillebonne was the capital of the Gallic tribe of the Caletes . In Gallo-Roman times the place was called "Juliobona" and is mentioned under this name by Claudius Ptolemy (II, 8, 11). Juliobona had an amphitheater , a mithraium and thermal baths . The stones from these structures were used in the following centuries for city walls and the construction of Jumièges Abbey . In late Roman times, a Roman garrison was stationed in Juliobona.
Further chronology
- 9th century: Viking raids
- 11th century: Construction of the castle by Wilhelm the Conqueror with a square keep ; The Norman conquest of England was planned at this castle .
- 1123: Lillebonne goes to the Harcourt family
- 1180/1223: reign of King Philip II Augustus ; Construction of the round donjon
- 1415–1449: English occupation
- 1517: Notre-Dame church is built
- 1700: The county Lillebonne becomes the Duchy Lillebonne charged
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- June 1940: the Wehrmacht conquered northern France in the western campaign ; on June 22, France signs a surrender-like armistice.
- On September 1, 1944, British troops (49th Division) passed through Lillebonne on their way to Le Havre ; the Wehrmacht had previously withdrawn.
Population development
| Population development | ||||||||
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2014 |
| Residents | 7,757 | 9,615 | 10,241 | 9,622 | 9,310 | 9,738 | 9,651 | 9,018 |
Attractions
- Gallo-Roman theater
- Castle
- Notre-Dame church
Town twinning
Lillebonne also maintains town twinning
- Immenstadt , Germany (since 1960)
- Wellington , England (since 1964)
These cities are also linked to one another through partnerships.
Personalities
Born in Lillebonne
- Albert Glatigny (1839–1873), actor and writer
- Jean Flori (1936–2018), historian
- Annie Ernaux (* 1940), writer, born in Lillebonne
Associated with Lillebonne
- Geoffrey Oryema (1953–2018), musician, lived in Lillebonne since 1989
