Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon

Sister cities

• Street
• Isny im Allgäu

History

* The parishes of Saint-Georges-de-Gravenchon and Notre Dame were part of the royal domain of Lillebonne. The Counts of Évreux built the medieval castle of Fontaine-Saint-Denis. The two parishes were joined as one commune in 1823 under the name of Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon. * Napoleon III opened the new industrial area of Port-Jérôme. A commemorative stone recalls his visit on May 28, 1861. Until then, the commune was an agricultural town. * In 1930, two oil refineries with two separate housing districts were established. "Standard" (for Esso employees) and "Vacuum" (for Mobil Oil's workers). * During World War II, the refineries were partly destroyed (1940) but rebuilt after 1945. Notre Dame de Gravenchon was occupied by the Germans on 12 June 1940 and liberated on 31 August 1944 jointly by the British and Belgian armies (Brigade Piron).

Geography

A small town with a huge industrial area (Port-Jérome) to the southwest with farming and woodland to the north and east, in the Pays de Caux, situated by the banks of the river Seine, some east of Le Havre, at the junction of the D81, D373 and D110 roads.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,581
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,084
• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,083
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  987
• Common Chiffchaff

  Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  880
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  822
• White Stork

  Ciconia ciconia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  667
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  659

Most recent

• M 3 — 2008-11-19
  3 km NNW of Varengeville-sur-Mer, France
• M 3.1 — 2008-11-18
  13 km NW of Varengeville-sur-Mer, France
• M 3 — 2008-11-18
  4 km NW of Varengeville-sur-Mer, France
• M 3.1 — 2008-11-18
  13 km NW of Varengeville-sur-Mer, France
• M 3.5 — 2007-08-01
  2 km SSE of Blonville-sur-Mer, France
• M 2.6 — 2007-07-24
  15 km W of Étretat, France