Montivilliers, Seine-Maritime Département, Normandy, France
🇫🇷 Montivilliers is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography A large light industrial and farming town by the banks of the river Lézarde in the Pays de Caux, situated just 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Le Havre, at the junction of the D489, D52, D926 and D31 roads.
History Pre-Roman archaeological discoveries include Bronze Age axes and jade jewelry. The old Roman road from here to Harfleur was destroyed by the English in 1415.
The Abbey Church of Notre-Dame, sometimes referred to as the Montivilliers Abbey dates back to 684, although it was destroyed by a Viking raid in 850, and rebuilt as a church in both the Romanesque and Gothic styles.
Places of interest • The nineteenth-century chateau de Colmoulins. • The church of St. Germain, dating from the fourteenth century. • The abbey church of Notre-Dame, dating from the eleventh century. • The abbey museum • A Protestant church (1787) • The medieval ramparts. • The Arboretum du parc de Rouelles is an arboretum set within the Parc de Rouelles.
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Montivilliers has a population of over 15,500 people. Montivilliers also forms part of the wider Le Havre Arrondissement which has a population of over 387,520 people. It is also a part of the larger Seine-Maritime Département. Montivilliers is situated near Le Havre.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Montivilliers has links with:
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