Boos, Seine-Maritime

Boos (French pronunciation: [bos]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

Boos
Commune
The manor of the abbey of Saint-Amand
Coat of arms
Location of Boos
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Coordinates: 49°23′19″N 1°12′14″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Le Mesnil-Esnard
Intercommunality	Métropole Rouen Normandie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Grisel[1]
Area 1	14.03 km2 (5.42 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,975
• Density	280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76116 /76520
Elevation	67–161 m (220–528 ft) (avg. 160 m or 520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming and light industrial town situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Rouen at the junction of the D6014, D491 and the D138 roads. Rouen Airport takes up around 25% of the area of the commune's territory.

Heraldry

Arms of Boos

The arms of Boos are blazoned : Gules, a crozier head argent, on a chief azure 3 fleurs de lys Or.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	767	—
1975	1,012	+4.04%
1982	1,236	+2.90%
1990	2,487	+9.13%
1999	2,870	+1.60%
2007	3,096	+0.95%
2012	3,334	+1.49%
2017	3,810	+2.71%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Sauveur, dating from the sixteenth century.
• A manorhouse dating from the thirteenth century.
• Vestiges of a feudal castle.
• A sixteenth century dovecote, decorated with glazed tiles.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department