Le Houlme

Le Houlme
Commune
The Malaunay-Le Houlme railway station
Location of Le Houlme
Le Houlme Show map of France Le Houlme Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°30′29″N 1°02′10″E / 49.508°N 1.036°E / 49.508; 1.036
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville
Intercommunality	Métropole Rouen Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Daniel Grenier[1]
Area 1	2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020)[2]	4,149
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76366 /76770
Elevation	22–128 m (72–420 ft) (avg. 47 m or 154 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Houlme (French pronunciation: [lə ulm]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A small light industrial and farming town situated by the banks of the river Cailly, some 7 miles (11 km) northwest of the centre of Rouen at the junction of the D51, D90 and the D927 roads. SNCF operates a TER service here. The town is located in a place where the Cailly's valley is beginning to narrow. Thus, the town extends from the Cailly's valley to the beginning of the plateau of Normandy, with some housings located on the cliffs leading to the plateau itself.

Population

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century, an interesting example of neo-gothic architectural style.
• The war memorial, on the central square of the town ("Place des Canadiens", referring to the Canadian soldiers who were the first of the Allies to step in the town at the end of World War II).
• In the streets closer to the Cailly River, it is possible to see several typical factory worker houses from the 19th century, reminding the industrial past of the town and of the Cailly River's valley.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References

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This page was last edited on 30 August 2022, at 11:19