Montivilliers
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| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Le Havre | |
| Canton | Le Havre-2 | |
| Community association | Havraise | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 33 ' N , 0 ° 11' E | |
| height | 2-94 m | |
| surface | 19.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 15,612 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 818 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 76290 | |
| INSEE code | 76447 | |
| Website | www.ville-montivilliers.fr | |
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Montivilliers is a French municipality with 15,612 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Seine-Maritime in the region Normandy in close proximity to Le Havre . It belongs to the canton of Le Havre-2 .
It is known for its abbey from the 7th century ( Monasterii Villare , French Abbaye de Montivilliers ), which probably belonged to the Jumièges Abbey and to which the small town owes its name. This monastery, located near the mouth of the Seine , was destroyed by the Vikings and rebuilt in 1035; it has been gradually being repaired since the late 1970s. The city was detached from County Longueville in 1364 and incorporated into the royal crown domain .
The Brisgaret cemetery, which was laid out in the 15th century, is also a historic monument in the city .
Town twinning
Montivilliers has been a twin town of Nordhorn since 1963 . In addition, relations with Nasséré in Burkina Faso have existed since 2002 as part of development cooperation .
Personalities
- Louis-Georges de Bréquigny (1715–1795), historian and member of the Académie française
- René Bihel (1916–1997), football player
- Nathaël Julan (1996-2020), football player
- Lys Mousset (born 1996), soccer player
