Val-de-Reuil

Val-de-Reuil (French pronunciation: [val də ʁœj]) is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in north-western France. It is located south of Rouen in a loop of the Seine. Created as the new town of Le Vaudreuil in 1972, its name was changed to Val-de-Reuil in 1984 to avoid confusion with its neighbour, Le Vaudreuil.

Val-de-Reuil
Commune
The menhir of La Basse Crémonville
The menhir of La Basse Crémonville
Coat of arms of Val-de-Reuil
Coat of arms
Location of Val-de-Reuil
Val-de-Reuil is located in France
Val-de-Reuil
Val-de-Reuil
Val-de-Reuil is located in Normandy
Val-de-Reuil
Val-de-Reuil
Coordinates: 49°17′N 1°13′E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentEure
ArrondissementLes Andelys
CantonVal-de-Reuil
IntercommunalityCA Seine-Eure
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marc-Antoine Jamet[1]
Area
1
26.61 km2 (10.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
12,647
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
27701 /27100
Elevation4–120 m (13–394 ft)
(avg. 13 m or 43 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

International relations

Val-de-Reuil is twinned with Workington in the United Kingdom.

Population

The inhabitants of Val-de-Reuil are called Rolivalois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 398—    
1975 378−0.73%
1982 4,400+42.00%
1990 11,359+12.59%
1999 13,245+1.72%
2007 13,548+0.28%
2012 13,407−0.21%
2017 13,063−0.52%
Source: INSEE[3]

History

Le Vaudreuil (ensemble urbain) was one of the nine new towns created in France in the beginning of the 1970s.

  • June 1972: creation of the Établissement public d'aménagement of the new town of Le Vaudreuil.
  • December 1972: creation of the urban community (ensemble urbain) of Le Vaudreuil on the territory of several existing communes including Le Vaudreuil.
  • 28 September 1981: the urban community became a commune, created from parts of the communes Incarville, Léry, Porte-Joie, Poses, Saint-Étienne-du-Vauvray, Saint-Pierre-du-Vauvray, Tournedos-sur-Seine and Le Vaudreuil. The new commune was named Le Vaudreuil-Ex Ensemble Urbain.[4]
  • 19 November 1984: the commune changed its name to Val-de-Reuil to avoid confusion with nearby Le Vaudreuil.[4]
  • December, 1985: the dissolution of the établissement public d'aménagement, whose competences were transferred into the commune.
  • 1996: Val-de-Reuil joined a communauté de communes with Louviers and Incarville.
  • 2001: Val-de-Reuil became part of the Communauté d'agglomération Seine-Eure which has its principal centre in Louviers.

Administration

Val-de-Reuil is the seat of a canton, which includes eight communes and has a total population of 20,555 (1999).

Points of interest
  • Les jardins animaliers du parc zoologique is a zoo covering 10 hectares that was established in 2012. [5][6] The zoo has over 2000 animals, across 200 species.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. "Commune de Val-de-Reuil (27701) − COG | Insee". www.insee.fr.
  5. "EN IMAGES. Retour sur les 10 ans du parc Biotropica à Val-de-Reuil". France 3 Normandie. 9 June 2022.
  6. "Biotropica animal gardens in VAL-DE-REUIL". Normandy Tourism, France.
  7. "Val-de-Reuil : Biotropica présente de nouvelles espèces à découvrir cet été". actu.fr. 21 July 2023.
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