Limésy (French pronunciation: [limezi]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Limésy | |
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 The tomb of Pierre Nicolas Deneuve | |
Location of Limésy  | |
  Limésy  Limésy | |
| Coordinates: 49°36′50″N 0°55′36″E / 49.6139°N 0.9267°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-François Chemin[1] |
Area 1 | 15.01 km2 (5.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,471 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76385 /76570 |
| Elevation | 67–173 m (220–568 ft) (avg. 165 m or 541 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Historical significance
editLimésy was the origin of one of the greatest and most powerful families in Norman Britain, the de Limesi family. In the Domesday survey of 1086 they held 40 Lordships,[3] and Ralph de Limesy, nephew of William the Conqueror founded Hertford priory.[4] They also held smaller manors all over the Britain such as the manor of Merryfield (Muriefeld 1233) in West Tisted[5] and other lands in the neighboring parish of Ropley.
Geography
editA farming village situated in the Pays de Caux some 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Rouen, at the junction of the D142, D63 and the D67 roads.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,043 | — |
| 1975 | 1,093 | +0.67% |
| 1982 | 1,221 | +1.59% |
| 1990 | 1,199 | −0.23% |
| 1999 | 1,306 | +0.95% |
| 2007 | 1,385 | +0.74% |
| 2012 | 1,467 | +1.16% |
| 2017 | 1,523 | +0.75% |
| Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The thirteenth-century château and park.
- Ruins of a château at the hamlet of Brunville.
- The seventeenth-century château of Etennemare.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "The de Limesi Descent re-examined - Foundation for Medieval Genealogy".
- ^ "The de Limesi Descent re-examined - Foundation for Medieval Genealogy".
- ^ "Parishes: West Tisted | British History Online".
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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