Montville, Seine-Maritime

Montville
Montville
Commune
	Montville railway station
	Coat of arms
	Location of Montville
	Montville Montville
	Coordinates: 49°32′50″N 1°04′35″E / 49.5472°N 1.0764°E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Bois-Guillaume
Intercommunality	Inter-Caux-Vexin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Anne-Sophie Clabaut
Area 1	10.85 km2 (4.19 sq mi)
Population (2023)	4,625
• Density	426.3/km2 (1,104/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76452 /76710
Elevation	42–178 m (138–584 ft) ; (avg. 51 m or 167 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montville (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃vil]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France.

Geography

A small town of forestry farming and light industry situated some 9 miles (14 km) north of Rouen at the junction of the D44, D51 and the D155 roads. SNCF operates a TER train service here. Two small rivers meet here, the Clérette and the Cailly.

1845 tornado

On August 19, 1845, a violent F5/T10 tornado hit Montville, killing 75 and injuring another 130. Many trees were debarked and uprooted. Many buildings were completely leveled, including three well-built mills.^[3] The tornado travelled 15 km (9.3 mi) and had an average width of about 300 metres (980 ft).^[4]

Heraldry

Arms of Montville	The arms of Montville are blazoned : Per fess wavy azure and gules, a barrulet wavy between (in chief) in fess, a toothed wheel between 2 weavers shuttles palewise, and (in base) a plough argent.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	4,139	—
1975	4,111	−0.10%
1982	4,365	+0.86%
1990	4,252	−0.33%
1999	4,644	+0.98%
2007	4,564	−0.22%
2012	4,795	+0.99%
2017	4,760	−0.15%
2023	4,625	−0.48%
Source: INSEE^[5]