Esteville | |
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.JPG) The chateau in Esteville | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Esteville | |
  Esteville  Esteville | |
| Coordinates:49°36′24″N1°13′21″E / 49.6067°N 1.2225°E /49.6067; 1.2225 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Bois-Guillaume |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Manuel Grente[1] |
Area 1 | 5.29 km2 (2.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 538 |
| • Density | 102/km2 (263/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76247 /76690 |
| Elevation | 156–176 m (512–577 ft) (avg. 172 m or 564 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Esteville is acommune in theSeine-Maritimedepartment in theregion ofNormandy,France.
Afarming village situated in thePays de Caux, some 15 miles (24 km) northeast ofRouen, at the junction of the D15 and the D57 roads.
| The arms of Esteville areblazoned : Gules, a chevron between 2 plates and a fallow deer head argent, on a chief Or a castle gules between 2 trefoils vert. |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 261 | — |
| 1975 | 320 | +2.95% |
| 1982 | 428 | +4.24% |
| 1990 | 378 | −1.54% |
| 1999 | 376 | −0.06% |
| 2007 | 529 | +4.36% |
| 2012 | 514 | −0.57% |
| 2017 | 495 | −0.75% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Abbé Pierre, priest and founder of theEmmaus movement, lived here for more than 20 years and was buried here, alongside 20 of his companions and his secretary,Lucie Coutaz who assisted him for much of his life.A centre of the Emmaus Movement, housing youngsters in difficulty, was built here where the priest's own private room may still be seen. Today his grave has become a place of meditation and the village of Esteville sometimes receives between 300 and 500 visitors per day.
