Yville-sur-Seine
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Yville-sur-Seine (, literally ''Yville on
Seine ) , mouth_location = Le Havre/Honfleur , mouth_coordinates = , mouth_elevation = , progression = , river_system = Seine basin , basin_size = , tributaries_left = Yonne, Loing, Eure, Risle , tributarie ...
'') is a commune in the Seine-Maritime
department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in the Normandy region in north-western France.


Geography

A farming village situated by the left (south) bank of the river
Seine ) , mouth_location = Le Havre/Honfleur , mouth_coordinates = , mouth_elevation = , progression = , river_system = Seine basin , basin_size = , tributaries_left = Yonne, Loing, Eure, Risle , tributarie ...
, in the Roumois some southwest of
Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of ...
at the junction of the D 45 with the D 265 road.


Population


Places of interest

* A fifteenth-century timber constructed manoir. * A stone cross from the thirteenth century. * The church of St. Léger, dating from the twelfth century. * The eighteenth-century château of Yville, a privately owned historical monument. The magnificent gardens and grounds include a collection of holly (ilex sp.), box ( buxus), lilac ( syringa) and roses. It was built by Jean-Jacques Martinet, from plans attributed to
Jules Hardouin Mansart Jules Hardouin-Mansart (; 16 April 1646 – 11 May 1708) was a French Baroque architect and builder whose major work included the Place des Victoires (1684–1690); Place Vendôme (1690); the domed chapel of Les Invalides (1690), and the Grand T ...
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See also

* Communes of the Seine-Maritime department


References


External links


Website of the Château d'Yville
Communes of Seine-Maritime {{Rouen-geo-stub