Gainneville

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

Gainneville
Commune
The church in Gainneville
Location of Gainneville
Gainneville Show map of France Gainneville Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°31′07″N 0°15′08″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Le Havre-3
Intercommunality	Le Havre Seine Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Martial Galopin[1]
Area 1	4.65 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,529
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76296 /76700
Elevation	25–107 m (82–351 ft) (avg. 90 m or 300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Gainneville is a small farming town situated in the Pays de Caux, 7 miles (11 km) east of Le Havre, at the junction of the D6015 (ex-N15) and D111 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,070	—
1975	1,154	+1.09%
1982	1,589	+4.68%
1990	2,219	+4.26%
1999	2,370	+0.73%
2007	2,612	+1.22%
2012	2,676	+0.49%
2017	2,582	−0.71%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

• The church of St.Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.

Notable people

The professionnel footballers, Anthony Le Tallec and his brother Damien Le Tallec, are originally from Gainneville.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department