La Londe Explained

La Londe
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr La Londe (Seine-Maritime).svg
Arrondissement:Rouen
Canton:Elbeuf
Insee:76391
Postal Code:76500
Mayor:Jean-Pierre Jaouen[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Métropole Rouen Normandie
Coordinates:49.306°N 0.953°W
Elevation M:128
Elevation Min M:20
Elevation Max M:138
Area Km2:30.98

La Londe (in French pronounced as /la lɔ̃d/) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. It was first mentioned in historical records in 1170.

Geography

A forestry and farming village situated some 12miles southwest of Rouen, at the junction of the D132 and the D38 roads. The commune borders the department of the Eure.

Toponymy

Lunda around 1170. There are more than 100 place-names la Londe in Normandy. It means "the wood, the grove". It derives from Old Norse lundr "grove".

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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.