Le Petit-Quevilly Explained

Le Petit-Quevilly
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Rouen
Canton:	Le Petit-Quevilly
Insee:	76498
Postal Code:	76140
Mayor:	Charlotte Goujon^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Métropole Rouen Normandie
Coordinates:	49.4311°N 1.0539°W
Elevation M:	5
Elevation Min M:	3
Elevation Max M:	33
Area Km2:	4.35

Le Petit-Quevilly (in French pronounced as /lə pəti kəviji/, locally in French pronounced as /le p(ə)ti kəvili/) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department, region of Normandy, France.

Geography

A residential and light industrial suburb situated inside a meander of the river Seineon the opposite bank to Rouen city centre, at the junction of the D3 and the N338 roads.

Sports

US Quevilly-Rouen is based in the commune.

Places of interest

• The recently restored church of St. Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The church of St. Antoine.
• The church of St. Bernadette, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The recently restored chapel of St. Julien, dating from the twelfth century.
• The seventeenth century manorhouse of Queval.
• Vestiges of a Carthusian monastery.
• An old cottonmill, restored and now used as offices and a college.
• Amable-et-Micheline-Lozai Stadium

People

• Jean Trévoux, racing driver was born here in 1905.
• Daniel Horlaville, retired professional footballer was born here in 1945.
• Patrice Rio, retired professional footballer was born here in 1948.
• Valérie Fourneyron, politician was born here in 1959.
• Catherine Morin-Desailly, politician was born here in 1960.
• Alain Blondel, retired decathlete was born here in 1962.
• Patrick Pouyanné, CEO of Total was born here in 1963.
• Franck Dubosc, actor and comedian was born here in 1963.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department

External links

• Official website of Petit Quevilly

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.