Gruchet-le-Valasse

French commune
name= Gruchet-le-Valasse
region=Haute-Normandie
department=Seine-Maritime
arrondissement=Le Havre
canton= Bolbec
insee=76329
cp=76210
maire=Didier Peralta
mandat=
intercomm=Communauté de communes Caux-Vallée de Seine
longitude=0.485555555556
latitude=49.5569444444
alt moy=30 m
alt mini=12 m
alt maxi=141 m
hectares=1420
km²=14,2
sans=2757
date-sans=2005
dens=194|

Gruchet-le-Valasse is a commune in the Seine-Maritime "département" of the Haute-Normandie region of northern France.

Geography

A village of forestry, farming and associated light industry situated in the Pays de Caux, some convert|15|mi|km east of Le Havre, at the junction of the D173 and D9015 roads.

Population

Places of interest

* Several 16th century houses.
* The church of St-Thomas, dating from the 14th century.
* The 12th century abbey de Gruchet-le-Valasse.
* The 19th century Hôtel de Ville (town hall).

See also

*Communes of the Seine-Maritime department
*Seine-Maritime
*Normandy

External links

* [http://www.gruchet-le-valasse.fr/ Official website of Gruchet-le-Valasse] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=16519&req=Gruchet-le-Valasse Gruchet-le-Valasse on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on October 2nd 2008."