Jumièges | |
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 Ruins of the abbey of Jumièges | |
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 Location of Jumièges | |
  Jumièges  Jumièges | |
| Coordinates:49°26′04″N0°49′17″E / 49.4344°N 0.8214°E /49.4344; 0.8214 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Barentin |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen-Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Julien Delalandre[1] |
Area 1 | 18.75 km2 (7.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,743 |
| • Density | 92.96/km2 (240.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76378 /76480 |
| Elevation | 0–83 m (0–272 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Jumièges (French pronunciation:[ʒymjɛʒ]) is acommune in theSeine-Maritimedepartment in theNormandy region in north-westernFrance.
Aforestry andfarming village situated in ameander of the riverSeine, some 21 kilometres (13 mi) west ofRouen, at the junction of the D 65 and the D 143 roads. Aferry service operates here, connecting the commune with the south and west sides of the river.
| The arms of Jumièges areblazoned : Azure, a cross Or between 4 keys addorsed argent. |
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It is best known as the site ofJumièges Abbey, a typicalNormanabbey of theRomanesque period, and the home of the pro-NormanchroniclerWilliam of Jumièges who wrote theGesta Normannorum Ducum about 1070. Ruined in the first quarter of the 19th century, the abbey dates from the 7th century.[6] The church of Notre Dame was consecrated in 1067 in the presence ofWilliam the Conqueror.[8]
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