Le Petit-Quevilly

Le Petit-Quevilly
Commune
The chapel of Saint-Julien in Le Petit-Quevilly
Location of Le Petit-Quevilly
Le Petit-Quevilly Location within France Le Petit-Quevilly Location within Normandy
Coordinates: 49°25′52″N 1°03′14″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Le Petit-Quevilly
Intercommunality	Métropole Rouen Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2026–32)	Charlotte Goujon
Area 1	4.35 km2 (1.68 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	22,208
• Density	5,110/km2 (13,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76498 /76140
Elevation	3–33 m (9.8–108.3 ft) (avg. 5 m or 16 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

History

The Hôtel de Ville

The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1846.

Geography

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	800	—
1800	775	−0.45%
1806	825	+1.05%
1821	1,265	+2.89%
1831	1,455	+1.41%
1836	2,116	+7.78%
1841	2,379	+2.37%
1846	2,707	+2.62%
1851	3,105	+2.78%
1856	3,930	+4.83%
1861	4,655	+3.44%
1866	4,677	+0.09%
1872	4,981	+1.06%
1876	6,250	+5.84%
1881	7,680	+4.21%
1886	10,273	+5.99%
1891	10,688	+0.80%
1896	11,737	+1.89%
1901	13,948	+3.51%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	14,929	+1.37%
1911	16,682	+2.25%
1921	17,478	+0.47%
1926	17,959	+0.54%
1931	18,910	+1.04%
1936	19,474	+0.59%
1946	19,953	+0.24%
1954	20,798	+0.52%
1962	21,098	+0.18%
1968	22,876	+1.36%
1975	22,401	−0.30%
1982	22,876	+0.30%
1990	22,600	−0.15%
1999	22,332	−0.13%
2007	21,970	−0.20%
2012	22,089	+0.11%
2017	21,995	−0.09%
2023	22,208	+0.16%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

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 Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine (in French)