Limésy | |
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 The tomb of Pierre Nicolas Deneuve | |
 Location of Limésy | |
  Limésy  Limésy | |
| Coordinates:49°36′50″N0°55′36″E / 49.6139°N 0.9267°E /49.6139; 0.9267 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-François Chemin[1] |
Area 1 | 15.01 km2 (5.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,521 |
| • Density | 101.3/km2 (262.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76385 /76570 |
| Elevation | 67–173 m (220–568 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Limésy (French pronunciation:[limezi]) is acommune in theSeine-Maritimedepartment in theNormandy region in northernFrance.
Limésy was the origin of one of the greatest and most powerful families in Norman Britain, thede Limesi family. In the Domesday survey of 1086 they held 40 Lordships,[3] andRalph de Limesy, nephew ofWilliam the Conqueror founded Hertford priory.[4] They also held smaller manors all over the Britain such as the manor of Merryfield (Muriefeld 1233) inWest Tisted[5] and other lands in the neighboring parish ofRopley.
Afarming village situated in thePays de Caux some 16 miles (26 km) northwest ofRouen, at the junction of the D142, D63 and the D67 roads.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,043 | — |
| 1975 | 1,093 | +0.67% |
| 1982 | 1,221 | +1.59% |
| 1990 | 1,199 | −0.23% |
| 1999 | 1,306 | +0.95% |
| 2007 | 1,385 | +0.74% |
| 2012 | 1,467 | +1.16% |
| 2017 | 1,523 | +0.75% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
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