Le Grand-Quevilly
Le Grand- Quevilly (also: Grand -Quevilly ) is a commune with 24,637 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the Haute-Normandie region and the department of Seine -Maritime. It is the capital of the canton of Saint- Étienne- du- Rouvray and is 7 km south-west of Rouen on the Seine. A smaller part of the metropolitan area is part of the Canton of Grand- Couronne. The river defines the community in the West. The inhabitants are called Grand Quevillais or Grand Quevillaise.
Neighboring communities
Demographics
History
1027 the place is as Cheivillei ( Latinized: Cavilleinum ) mentioned. From the 14th century there is the differentiation of Grand and Petit- Quevilly.
Partner communities
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church from the 16th century
- Church of Saint- Bernadette
- Tithe Barn ( Grange Dimière ) of Grand Aulnay
- British Military Cemetery
- Event center " Zénith de Rouen "
- Manor of Grand Aulnay
- The Parc des expositions de Rouen
Personalities
- Marc- Antoine Girard de Saint -Amant (1594-1661), poet
- Levillain Césaire (1885-1944), headmaster and resistance fighter
- Jean -Marc Lange ( b. 1945 ), painter
- Gérard Lelièvre ( born 1949 ), athlete and former world champion in the 5 km walk
- Laurent Fabius, (* 1946), politician (PS ), Foreign Minister
- Franck Dubosc ( b. 1963 ), Comedian
- Philippe Torreton (* 1965), actor and politician
- David Boulanger ( b. 1974 ), Athlete (walking about 50 km )
- Ugo Legrand ( * 1989), judoka, European Champion and bronze medalist ( 2012 Olympics )