Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville is a

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in the

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department in the

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region in northern

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Geography

A residential village situated by the banks of the river Seine, some west of Rouen at the junction of the D67, D267 and the D982 roads.

Population

Places of interest

* The abbey church of St. Georges, dating from the twelfth century. * twelfth century vestiges of the abbey (cloisters and halls etc.) * Ancient wood-framed houses. * The thirteenth century

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at Genetay. * Ruins of the old castle of Genetay. * The sixteenth century chapel of St. Gorgon.

People

Jean-Pierre Aumer Jean-Louis Aumer (21 April 1774 – 6 July 1833), also referred to as Jean-Pierre Aumer, was a French ballet dancer and choreographer. Early life and career as a dancer Aumer was born in Strasbourg of a manual labourer and non-theatrical parents ...

, ballet choreographer, died here in 1833 * Louis Fabulet, translator of the works of

Rudyard Kipling Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work. ...

lived here. * The marriage of musician

David Hallyday David Hallyday (born David Michael Benjamin Smet; 14 August 1966) is a French singer, songwriter and amateur sports car racer. Early life Hallyday was born in Boulogne-Billancourt and is the son of the French singers Johnny Hallyday and Sylvie ...

and model Estelle Lefébure took place here in 1989 *

Jean Lecanuet Jean Adrien François Lecanuet (4 March 1920 – 22 February 1993) was a French centrist politician. Biography Lecanuet was born to a family of modest means in Neuilly-sur-Seine, and gravitated towards philosophy studies. He received his di ...

, politician, is buried in the abbey

Twin towns

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Geography

Population

Places of interest

People

Twin towns

See also