Colleville, Seine-Maritime

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Thierry Duprey^[1]Area7.39 km² (2.85 sq mi)Population767 • Density100/km² (270/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation17–124 m (56–407 ft)
(avg. 108 m or 354 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Colleville (French pronunciation: [kɔlvil]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming and light industrial village situated in the wooded valley of the river Valmont and the Pays de Caux, some 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D68 and D28 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	490	—
1975	492	+0.06%
1982	594	+2.73%
1990	671	+1.54%
1999	703	+0.52%
2007	692	−0.20%
2012	754	+1.73%
2017	759	+0.13%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the nineteenth century.
• Some prehistoric and Gallo-Roman remains.
• The sixteenth century château d'Hongerville.

Notable people

• Anthony Coucke (born 1978) famous author documentalist, famous for his many biographies about music bands such as Scooter. He also contributed to Techno Hardcore rising in the world with his project called Citron8.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

References