Coordinates: 49°27′41″N 1°06′33″E / 49.4613888889°N 1.10916666667°E / 49.4613888889; 1.10916666667
Bois-Guillaume is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.
[edit] Geography
The town is a wealthy, residential hilltop suburb of Rouen, semi-rural, semi-suburban with a little farming and some light industry. It is considered part of Greater Rouen, being just 3 miles (4.8 km) to the northeast, at the junction of the D43 and the D928 roads.
[edit] History
Bois-Guillaume was originally a Gallo-Roman settlement of which few traces remain. In 1040, William the Conqueror's mother built a country house on the hill; the area thus came to be known variously as Boscum Guillelmi or Bosco Willelmi, later becoming Bois-Guillaume.
By 1892, the town was large enough to split into two, thus creating the neighboring commune of Bihorel.
[edit] Heraldry
| | The arms of Bois-Guillaume are blazoned :
Per pale azure and gules, a garb, and in pale 2 lions Or. The line of division is fimbriated Or.
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[edit] Population
Population history | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| 7253 | 8782 | 9590 | 9323 | 10159 | 11968 | 13370 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates |
[edit] Places of interest
- The church of the Trinity, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.
- The Château des Cinq-Bonnets.
- A Carmelite monastery.
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[edit] Twin towns
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