Petit-Couronne | |
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Pierre Corneille's house | |
![]() Location of Petit-Couronne | |
| Coordinates:49°23′11″N1°01′42″E / 49.3864°N 1.0283°E /49.3864; 1.0283 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Le Grand-Quevilly |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Rouen Normandie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Joël Bigot[1] |
Area 1 | 12.8 km2 (4.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 8,738 |
| • Density | 683/km2 (1,770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76497 /76650 |
| Elevation | 2–108 m (6.6–354.3 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Petit-Couronne (French pronunciation:[pətikuʁɔn], before 1984:Le Petit-Couronne)[3] is acommune in theSeine-Maritimedepartment in theNormandy region in northernFrance.
A port town ofoil refineries,light industry andforestry situated by the banks of theSeine, just 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the centre ofRouen at the junction of the D3 and the N338 roads.
| The arms of Petit-Couronne areblazoned : Azure, an anchor argent surmounted by 2 torches in saltire Or, and on a chief wavy azure fimbriatd argent, 3 lions heads erased gules. (created 1986)[citation needed] |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 4,861 | — |
| 1975 | 5,686 | +2.26% |
| 1982 | 6,340 | +1.57% |
| 1990 | 8,122 | +3.14% |
| 1999 | 8,621 | +0.66% |
| 2007 | 9,057 | +0.62% |
| 2012 | 9,278 | +0.48% |
| 2017 | 8,619 | −1.46% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||