Yvetot

Yvetot
region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Yvetot (main town)
Community association	Region of Yvetot
Coordinates	49 ° 37 ' N , 0 ° 45' E Coordinates: 49 ° 37 ' N , 0 ° 45' E
height	83-157 m
surface	7.47 km 2
Residents	11,859 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	1,588 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	76190
INSEE code	76758
Website	mairie-yvetot.fr
	; Yvetot train station

Yvetot is a French commune with 11,859 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Seine-Maritime department of the Normandy region . The municipality is the capital of the canton of the same name and of the municipality association Région d'Yvetot .

geography

Yvetot is located in the middle of the Pays de Caux , just under 60 kilometers east of Le Havre.

The neighboring municipalities of Yvetot are Baons-le-Comte in the north, Sainte-Marie-des-Champs in the northeast, Écalles-Alix in the east, Saint-Clair-sur-les-Monts in the southeast, Touffreville-la-Corbeline in the south, Auzebosc in the southwest and Valliquerville in the west.

The place has a train station on the Paris - Le Havre line . The A29 runs north of Yvetot . The A150 branches off from here and leads to Rouen .

history

The establishment of the place probably goes back to the time of the Great Migration. The name of the place is probably based on that of the village Ivetofta in the southern Swedish region of Skåne . In the year 558 Yvetot was raised to the kingdom of Yvetot by King Chlothar I. According to legend, he had previously come to a conflict between the king and a chamberlain from Yvetot. Since Clothar murdered this in a chapel, he raised Yvetot in return to the kingdom. This brought the place numerous benefits. Yvetot retained this status until the French Revolution , later in the role of a principality.

On November 18, 1789, the privileges of the higher classes were officially abolished. After the revolution, Yvetot was a sub-prefecture until 1926 . Fires ravaged Yvetot several times over the centuries. An important textile industry emerged from the 18th century. At that time around 4,000 people were employed as weavers . However, the slow decline of this branch of industry began as early as the 19th century. It was replaced by book printing , which gained in importance at the same time. In 1847 the city was connected to the railway network.

The sewing industry emerged in the 20th century, although it went through a crisis in the 1990s. As a result of World War II , Yvetot was largely destroyed in 1940.

Population development
year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008	2017
Residents	7932	9510	10,433	10,605	10,807	10,770	11,596	11,859

As early as 1793, Yvetot had 9,800 inhabitants, making it an important city. After that, the population fell continuously, only since the middle of the 20th century has the number of residents increased again.

St. Pierre Church

Attractions

The Saint-Pierre church in Yvetot was consecrated in 1956. It replaced the old church from the 19th century which was destroyed during the Second World War. The diameter of the round church is 40 meters, its height 20 meters. Next to it stands a free bell tower (campanile). The church is particularly worth seeing because of the lead glass windows by the artist Max Ingrand . They run around the entire church and take up about two thirds of the wall height. The area of the glazing is over 1,000 square meters, making it the largest contiguous lead glazing in Europe. The church is registered as a monument historique .

The Manoir du Fay , which was built in 1613 and is an old manor house, has been classified as a Monument historique since 1996 . The associated park is open to the public. In 2001 the local ivory museum opened. The works on display come from an originally private collection that has been owned by the municipality since 1929. A square in the center of the village is named after Louis Féron , who donated the collection to the community. There is the Saint-Louis fountain . This was created around 1892.