Boos, Seine-Maritime

Boos
Coat of arms
Boos
Location within Upper Normandy region Boos
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Boos
Intercommunality	CREA
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Yves Grisel
Area1	14.03 km2 (5.42 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	3,102
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76116 / 76520
Elevation	67–161 m (220–528 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Boos is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.

Geography

A farming and light industrial town situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Rouen at the junction of the D6014, D491 and the D138 roads. Rouen Airport takes up around 25% of the area of the commune’s territory.

Heraldry

The arms of Boos are blazoned : Gules, a crozier head argent, on a chief azure 3 fleurs de lys Or.

Population

Historical population of Boos, Seine-Maritime

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	674	767	1012	1236	2487	2870	3102
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Sauveur, dating from the sixteenth century.
• A manorhouse dating from the thirteenth century.
• Vestiges of a feudal castle.
• A sixteenth century dovecote, decorated with glazed tiles.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
• Seine-Maritime
• Normandy

References

• INSEE

External links

• Boos on the Quid website (French)