Gonfreville-l'Orcher

Gonfreville -l'Orcher is a commune with 9119 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Seine- Maritime in the Haute -Normandie; it belongs to Arrondissement Le Havre and Canton Gonfreville -l'Orcher. It was created by the merger of the former parishes Gonfreville and Gournay. Name Completion l' Orcher comes from ancient feud and the associated family Aurichier who still owns the lock.

History

Demographics

Mayor since 1945

Economy

In the resort one of the largest refineries in the country is located. On 360 acres with 1,100 employees; 350,000 barrels are produced daily.

Attractions

  • Orcher Castle (11th - 18th century)
  • The Manoir Sénitot in the district Bévilliers (16th - 17th century)
  • The church of Saint - Erkonwald (11th - 19th century)
  • The church of Notre -Dame de la Consolation in Gournay (17th - 19th century)
  • The Chapel of Saint- Dignefort ( 1204 Reconstruction 15th century )
  • The workers settlement Mayville the Schneider works (1906-1939 built )

Twinning

The community maintains a community partnership with the German town of Teltow in Brandenburg near Berlin.

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