Saint-Wandrille-Rançon
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| local community | Rives-en-Seine | |
| region | Normandy | |
| Department | Seine-Maritime | |
| Arrondissement | Rouen | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 32 ' N , 0 ° 46' E | |
| Post Code | 76490 | |
| Former INSEE code | 76659 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Saint-Wandrille-Rançon is a district of Rives-de-Seine , a commune Déléguée with 1,259 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) and a former French commune in the department of Seine-Maritime in the region Normandy . The municipality belonged to the arrondissement of Rouen and the canton of Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon (until 2015: canton of Caudebec-en-Caux ). The inhabitants are called Wandrégésiliens .
With effect from January 1, 2016, Saint-Wandrille-Rançon and the municipalities of Caudebec-en-Caux and Villequier were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Rives-en-Seine.
geography
Saint-Wandrille-Rançon is located about 25 kilometers west-northwest of Rouen on the Seine .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 1,061 | 1.106 | 1,261 | 1,184 | 1,151 | 1,172 | 1,179 | 1,196 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||
Attractions
- Benedictine monastery Saint-Wandrille (formerly: Monastery Fontenelle), built around 649, partly in ruins, since 1862/1914 Monument historique
- Saint-Michel church in Saint-Wandrille from the 13th century
- Notre-Dame Church in Rançon
- Saint-Saturnin Chapel
- Notre-Dame chapel
- Mill in Rançon
Saint-Michel church
Notre-Dame church
Personalities
- Wandregisel (around 600–668), missionary and founder of a monastery, saint (Saint-Wandrille)
Web links
Commons : Saint-Wandrille-Rançon - Collection of images, videos and audio files
