Gainneville

Commune in Normandy, France

Location of Gainneville

(2020–2026) Martial Galopin^[1]Area

4.65 km² (1.80 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,511 • Density540/km² (1,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

76296 /76700

Elevation25–107 m (82–351 ft)
(avg. 90 m or 300 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Gainneville is a small farming town situated in the Pays de Caux, 7 miles (11 km) east of Le Havre, at the junction of the D6015 (ex-N15) and D111 roads.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,070	—
1975	1,154	+1.09%
1982	1,589	+4.68%
1990	2,219	+4.26%
1999	2,370	+0.73%
2007	2,612	+1.22%
2012	2,676	+0.49%
2017	2,582	−0.71%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Places of interest

The church of St.Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.

Notable people

The professionnel footballers, Anthony Le Tallec and his brother Damien Le Tallec, are originally from Gainneville.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE