Blainville-Crevon | |
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  Blainville-Crevon  Blainville-Crevon | |
| Coordinates:49°30′15″N1°18′07″E / 49.5042°N 1.3019°E /49.5042; 1.3019 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Le Mesnil-Esnard |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Philippe Picard[1] |
Area 1 | 14.8 km2 (5.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 1,227 |
| • Density | 82.9/km2 (215/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76100 /76116 |
| Elevation | 83–166 m (272–545 ft) (avg. 94 m or 308 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Blainville-Crevon (French pronunciation:[blɛ̃vilkʁəvɔ̃]) is acommune in theSeine-Maritimedépartement of theNormandy region of northernFrance.[3]
Afarming village situated by the banks of the river Crevon in thePays de Caux, some 10 miles (16 km) northeast ofRouen, at the junction of the D12, D7 and the D98 roads.
Medieval place-name in-ville (from Gallo-RomanceVILLA 'farm, estate'). Mentioned asBleduinvilla in 1050 - 1060. Probably*Bladwinus 'estate, Germanic name*Bladwinus is never recorded, but belongs possibly to the developments of the anthroponymic elementblad. A similar name can be recognized inBlainville-sur-l'Eau (Villa Bladini 10th century) 'the estate ofBladinus '[4]
Crevon is a former parrish (Chevron 1068–76,Kevron 13th century,Quevron → 16th). Crevon is themetathesis of the NormanQuevron, that ischevron 'beam' in French, that is to say "beam to cross the stream". The stream itself is now calledCrevon. A similar Norman placename inManche département isHébécrevon, with the personal name Hébert (Herbert).[5]
It appeared for the first time in a charter byWilliam the Conqueror referring to the Clères familyfeudalmotte. Becoming the possession of the Mauquenchy family, Blainville became a true fortress and was subsequently confiscated by the English at the beginning of theHundred Years War and again in 1435.
Later, it became the possession of Jean d'Estouteville, who restored the castle and founded the college. During the French reconquest of Normandy,Henry IV held a council of war at Blainville Castle on the eve of the fall of Rouen. The last owners, the Colbert-Seignelay family, demolished the oldcastle and built achâteau. The Chateau de Blainville was completely razed during theFrench Revolution.
Around 1820, the two neighbouring villages of St-Arnoult and Crevon were joined with Blainville to become Blainville-Crevon.
It is a village of art, culture and history. A festival of world music named "Archeo-Jazz" takes place here annually at the end of June in the ruins of themedieval castle.
| The arms of Blainville-Crevon areblazoned : Azure, a cross between 20 cross-crosslets (each group of 5 arranged in saltire) argent. |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 508 | — |
| 1975 | 575 | +1.79% |
| 1982 | 797 | +4.77% |
| 1990 | 1,096 | +4.06% |
| 1999 | 1,113 | +0.17% |
| 2007 | 1,127 | +0.16% |
| 2012 | 1,191 | +1.11% |
| 2017 | 1,209 | +0.30% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
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