Ouville-l'Abbaye explained

Ouville-l'Abbaye
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Rouen
Canton:	Yvetot
Insee:	76491
Postal Code:	76760
Mayor:	Jacques Lemercier^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Plateau de Caux-Doudeville-Yerville
Coordinates:	49.6956°N 0.8619°W
Elevation M:	165
Elevation Min M:	134
Elevation Max M:	173
Area Km2:	7.31

Ouville-l'Abbaye (in French pronounced as /uvil labei/) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 27miles northwest of Rouen at the junction of the D55 and the D67 roads.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The ruins of the seventeenth century abbey.
• Outline of a Roman villa.
• A château in Louis XV style, with many dependant buildings.
• The medieval manorhouse of Mont-de-Bourg.
• Several sixteenth century buildings.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.