Alvimare (French pronunciation: [alvimaʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Alvimare
The Chapelle des Blanques
The Chapelle des Blanques
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Location of Alvimare
Alvimare is located in France
Alvimare
Alvimare
Alvimare is located in Normandy
Alvimare
Alvimare
Coordinates: 49°36′23″N 0°37′57″E / 49.6064°N 0.6325°E / 49.6064; 0.6325
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementLe Havre
CantonSaint-Valery-en-Caux
IntercommunalityCaux Seine Agglo
Government
  Mayor (20252026) Sylvain Truptil[1]
Area
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6.73 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
584
  Density86.8/km2 (225/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76002 /76640
Elevation129–153 m (423–502 ft)
(avg. 140 m or 460 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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A farming village situated some 23 miles (37 km) east of Le Havre, at the junction of the N15 and the D104.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 330    
1975 294−1.64%
1982 360+2.94%
1990 486+3.82%
1999 462−0.56%
2007 501+1.02%
2012 601+3.71%
2017 615+0.46%
2023 584−0.86%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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  • The wooden chapel dating from the sixteenth century.[4]
  • A sixteenth-century manorhouse
  • The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century
  • A fifteenth-century stone cross.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 12 March 2025.
  2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  4. Base Mérimée: Ancienne chapelle des Blanques, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  5. Base Mérimée: Croix de pierre dite Croix des Blanques, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)