Montville | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Montville.svg |
Arrondissement: | Rouen |
Canton: | Bois-Guillaume |
Insee: | 76452 |
Postal Code: | 76710 |
Mayor: | Anne-Sophie Clabaut[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Inter-Caux-Vexin |
Coordinates: | 49.5472°N 1.0764°W |
Elevation M: | 51 |
Elevation Min M: | 42 |
Elevation Max M: | 178 |
Area Km2: | 10.85 |
Montville (in French pronounced as /mɔ̃vil/) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.
A small town of forestry farming and light industry situated some 9miles north of Rouen at the junction of the D44, D51 and the D155 roads. SNCF operates a TER train service here. Two small rivers meet here, the Clérette and the Cailly.
On August 19, 1845, a violent F5 tornado hit Montville, killing 75 and injuring another 130. Many trees were debarked and uprooted. Many buildings were destroyed, including three well-built mills.[2] The tornado travelled 15km (09miles) and had an average width of about 300m (1,000feet).[3]