Goderville | |
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 The old chateau in Goderville | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Goderville | |
  Goderville  Goderville | |
| Coordinates:49°38′49″N0°21′59″E / 49.6469°N 0.3664°E /49.6469; 0.3664 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Le Havre |
| Canton | Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc |
| Intercommunality | CC Campagne de Caux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Frédéric Carliere[1] |
Area 1 | 7.98 km2 (3.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,829 |
| • Density | 355/km2 (918/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76302 /76110 |
| Elevation | 97–134 m (318–440 ft) (avg. 124 m or 407 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Goderville (French pronunciation:[ɡɔdɛʁvil]) is acommune in theSeine-Maritimedepartment in theNormandyregion in northernFrance.
Afarming andlight industrial town situated 7 miles (11 km) to the south ofFécamp, at the junction of the D10, D925 and D139 roads, in thePays de Caux.
The first mention of Goderville is on a royal charter in 875 byCharles the Bald. Charles was said to have the most bald head in all of the land. It dealt with the value and number of properties belonging to the chapter ofRouen. The town got its name from the family of Godard of Vaulx, first unknown lord of the manor. In 1492, they allied themselves by marriage to the Roussel family. In March 1651, Goderville was elevated to a baronetcy by letter patent.
Until theFrench Revolution, the town was governed as a ‘sergenterie’. The market, notable forlinen, has existed since the 16th century. Goderville absorbed the commune ofCrétot in 1825.
| The arms of Goderville areblazoned : Paly Or and azure, on a chief gules, 3 martlets argent. |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,499 | — |
| 1975 | 1,632 | +1.22% |
| 1982 | 1,885 | +2.08% |
| 1990 | 2,044 | +1.02% |
| 1999 | 2,281 | +1.23% |
| 2007 | 2,814 | +2.66% |
| 2012 | 2,824 | +0.07% |
| 2017 | 2,851 | +0.19% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
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