Montivilliers
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Commune of Montivilliers |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Haute-Normandie |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Le Havre |
| Canton | Montivilliers |
| Intercommunality | Agglomération Havraise |
| Mayor | Gabriel Banville (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 2 m–94 m (avg. m) |
| Land area¹ | 19.09 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
16,556 |
| - Density | 867.3/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 76447/ 76290 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Montivilliers is a town and commune of France in the Seine-Maritime département of Haute-Normandie. Population (1999): 16,556. It is the most populous suburb of the city of Le Havre, and is located adjacent to its northeast side.
The Abbey Church of Notre-Dame, sometimes referred to as 'Montvilliers Abbey' dates back to 684, although it was destroyed a Viking raid in 850, and rebuilt as a church in both the Romanesque and Gothic styles.
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