Le Héron (, before 1962: ''Héron'') is a former
commune in the
Seine-Maritime
Seine-Maritime () is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre. Until 1955 it was named Seine-Infà ...
department in the
Normandy
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Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...
region in north-western
France
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. On 1 January 2025, it was merged into the new commune of
Morville-le-Héron.
Geography
A small
forestry
Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and Natural environment, environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and ...
and
farming
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village situated at the confluence of the small Héron river with the
Andelle
The Andelle () is a river of Normandy, France, in length, flowing through the departments of Seine-Maritime and Eure. It is a right tributary of the Seine.
Geography
The Andelle has its source in the Pays de Bray in the territory of the commu ...
, some east of
Rouen
Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine, in northwestern France. It is in the prefecture of Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one ...
at the junction of the D 13, D 46 and the D 62 roads.
Population
Places of interest
* An eighteenth-century
château
A château (, ; plural: châteaux) is a manor house, or palace, or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking re ...
and its park.
* The seventeenth-century fortified
manorhouse
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were usually held the lord's manorial courts, communal mea ...
at Malvoisine. Manoir de Malvoisine also appeared in the movie ''
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)
''Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)'' is a 1980 American animated mystery comedy film produced by United Feature Syndicate and distributed by Paramount Pictures, directed by Bill Melendez and Phil Roman. It was the fourth full ...
''.
* A nineteenth-century chapel.
* The remains of the church of Notre-Dame et Saint-Gilles, dating from the twelfth century, burnt down in 1879.
See also
*
References
Former communes of Seine-Maritime
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