La Vaupalière

La Vaupalière (French pronunciation: [la vopaljɛʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.

La Vaupalière
Commune
The town hall in La Vaupalière
Coat of arms
Location of La Vaupalière
La Vaupalière Show map of France La Vaupalière Show map of Normandy
Coordinates: 49°29′19″N 0°59′45″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Rouen
Canton	Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Brunet[1]
Area 1	8.0 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,214
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76728 /76150
Elevation	50–138 m (164–453 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 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 village of forestry, farming and a little light industry, situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Rouen, at the junction of the D267, D43 and the D94 roads. The A151 autoroute passes through the commune's south-eastern section.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	555	—
1975	668	+2.68%
1982	845	+3.41%
1990	902	+0.82%
1999	1,026	+1.44%
2007	992	−0.42%
2012	960	−0.65%
2017	1,057	+1.94%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

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

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department