Gouy, Seine-Maritime

Gouy
Gouy
Location within Upper Normandy region Gouy
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Boos
Intercommunality	CREA
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Pierre Breugnot
Area1	4.97 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	788
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	76313 / 76520
Elevation	2–133 m (6.6–436.4 ft) (avg. 76 m or 249 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.

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

Geography

A farming village situated by the banks of the river Seine, some 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of the centre of Rouen, at the junction of the D6015 and the D91 roads.

Heraldry

The arms of Gouy are blazoned : Per fess argent and azure, 2 keys in saltire sable and 3 baguettes palewise 2 & 1 Or.

Population

Historical population of Gouy, Seine-Maritime

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	331	348	446	468	644	794	788
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.Pierre and Paul, dating from the twelfth century.
• Prehistoric finds in caves and graves by the Seine.

See also

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

References

• INSEE

External links

• Website about the grotto of Gouy (French)
• Gouy on the Quid website (French)